Thanks Leanne, Is there any way I can access that article or acquire a copy of it - I don't have a membership to MIDIRS.
There are certainly lots of articles now that don't support routine suctioning of mec-stained babies at head birth, and yet it is still common practice up here in the Northern Rivers Area hospitals. Any feedback from anyone about changing practices in hospital care? Thanks, Sue > Hi Sue, > An excellent article in MIDIRS Midwifery Digest 14:1 2004 by a midwife cites > Houlihan and Knuppel (1994) as showing that meconium is normally passed by > the foetus in 3% of cases @ <36 weeks gestation, 13% @ 36 -39 weeks > gestation, 19% @ 40 -41 weeks gestation and 23% @ > 41 weeks gestation. This > does not cause a problem unless the foetus becomes hypoxic. > Leanne. > >> From: Sue Cookson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Subject: [ozmidwifery] Incidence of meconium >> Date: Fri, 03 Dec 2004 10:30:36 +1100 >> >> Hi everyone, >> Just wondering if anyone has information on the incidence of meconium >> during >> labour? >> Anecdotally, I would say around 20%, but wonder if other's practices agree >> with this figure and if there are any statistics showing a reliable figure? >> >> Thanks, >> Sue >> >> > > > Leanne Wynne > Midwife in charge of "Women's Business" > Mildura Aboriginal Health Service Mob 0418 371862 > > > -- > This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. > Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe. -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe.
