meconium aspiration syndrome - SportsID
The New England Journal of Medicine: Amnioinfusion for the Prevention of the Meconium Aspiration Syndrome Meconium is the first feces, or stool, of the newborn. Meconium aspiration syndrome occurs when a newborn breathes a mixture of meconium and amniotic fluid into the lungs around the time of delivery. Meconium aspiration happens when a baby is stressed and gasps while still in the womb, or soon after delivery when taking those first breaths of air.
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When gasping, a baby may inhale amniotic fluid and any meconium in it. It is uncertain whether amnioinfusion (infusion of saline into the amniotic cavity) in women who have thick meconium staining of the amniotic fluid reduces the risk of perinatal death, moderate or ... Meconium is your baby's first poop. It's darker and thicker than typical poop and extremely sticky.
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Meconium builds up inside your baby's intestines from swallowing amniotic fluid (the fluid that surrounds and cushions them inside your uterus). Ideally, your baby passes meconium shortly after birth. Meconium: What Is It & What It Looks Like - Cleveland Clinic Meconium is the earliest stool of a mammalian infant resulting from defecation. Unlike later feces, meconium is composed of materials ingested during the time the infant spends in the uterus: intestinal epithelial cells, lanugo, mucus, amniotic fluid, bile, and water. “Meconium” is the medical term for the substance (stool) that is passed during a baby’s first bowel movement.