EFFECT OF VIBROACOUSTIC STIMULATION ON FETAL MECONIUM PASSAGE IN LABOR

It has been suggested that vibroacoustic stimulation might be stressfu l to the fetus. The present study was designed to evaluate whether the stimulus induces passage of meconium in labor. Patients in labor at t erm with healthy fetuses and intact membranes were randomized to a vib roacoustic stimulation or sham test. The incidence of meconium was the same in both groups. Pregnancy outcome variables were also similar in both groups. In conclusion, vibroacoustic stimulation does not increa se the incidence of meconium passage in labor of healthy fetuses.