Diploma research at the College of Medicine, University of Basra discussed the outcome of the fetus that was born through the abdomen due to meconium-stained fluid only compared to those who were born by elective caesarean section for another reason. The research presented by the student Manal Khaled Nouhi aims to find out whether the meconium-stained fluid alone can be considered a risk factor for the fetus or not, and to compare the fetal outcomes in both groups studied; Cases and controls, and study of various other factors such as antenatal care review, social class, parity, Parity, maternal age, etc. and its effect on the outcome of the fetus. The research concluded that meconium- stained fluid (MSL) is associated with an increased risk of adverse neonatal outcomes such as; Hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy, respiratory distress syndrome, neonatal unit admission and low Apgar scores.
