Meconium-stained amniotic fluid during labor may be a protective factor for the offspring's childhood wheezing up to 3 years of age: the Japan Environment and Children's Study.
Tsuyoshi MurataHyo KyozukaToma FukudaKarin ImaizumiHirotaka IsogamiShun YasudaAkiko YamaguchiAkiko SatoYuka OgataKosei ShinokiMitsuaki HosoyaSeiji YasumuraKoichi HashimotoHidekazu NishigoriKeiya Fujimorinull nullPublished in: European journal of pediatrics (2022)
• Whole cases with meconium-stained amniotic fluid during labor were associated with a decreased incidence of offspring's childhood wheezing up to 3 years of age. • This study may shed light on the effects of simple meconium-stained amniotic fluid on offspring's childhood health.