Meconium staining is defined as amniotic fluid that is greenish or brownish due to fetal defecation.

Meconium staining is defined as amniotic fluid that is greenish or brownish due to fetal defecation.

• A. Amniotic fluid that is greenish or brownish due to fetal defecation
• B. Amniotic fluid that is clear
• C. Meconium staining in the newborn's stool
• D. A sign of umbilical cord compression

Answer: (A)

Meconium staining describes amniotic fluid that is greenish or brownish because the fetus has passed meconium into the amniotic sac. Meconium is the newborn’s first stool, containing bile pigments and intestinal material, and its presence in the amniotic fluid colors the fluid. This definition directly matches the statement provided. Other descriptions refer to clear fluid, the stool itself, or unrelated signs like cord compression, which do not define staining of the amniotic fluid with meconium.

Meconium staining describes amniotic fluid that is greenish or brownish because the fetus has passed meconium into the amniotic sac. Meconium is the newborn’s first stool, containing bile pigments and intestinal material, and its presence in the amniotic fluid colors the fluid. This definition directly matches the statement provided. Other descriptions refer to clear fluid, the stool itself, or unrelated signs like cord compression, which do not define staining of the amniotic fluid with meconium.