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• = fetus had a hypoxic episode ---- relaxation of the anal sphincter ----
passage of meconium from the bowel
• Spread a drop of the fluid on a clean slide. Dried amniotic fluid will show a
fern like crystalline pattern when viewed under the microscope (positive fern
test).
• Determine the pH of the vagina fluid. Amniotic fluid is slightly alkaline; urine
or pus is acidic.
INTERPRETATION
• Sudan III and Nile blue tests for detection of fetal fat particles and
desquamated fetal aft cells