Meconium is a thick substance that lines a baby’s intestines in the womb. A baby usually passes meconium after birth, but if they pass it early, the amniotic fluid may become meconium-stained.

OBJECTIVE: Numerous studies have assessed the significance of meconium-stained amniotic fluid (MSAF) at term. However, to date, there has been very little documentation on the incidence and ...

Meconium-stained amniotic fluid (MSAF) is noted in 10 to 15% of all deliveries (∼500 000 annually in the United States). 1, 2 Approximately 3 to 4% of meconium-stained infants will develop the ...

August 17, 2009 — Elective induction of labor at 41 weeks of gestation or later is associated with a decreased risk for cesarean delivery and meconium-stained amniotic fluid, according to the results ...

May 7 -- TUESDAY, May 6 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers report they have identified a marker that might predict which pregnant women will pass meconium during delivery. Meconium is essentially a ...

Meconium is a thick liquid in a baby’s intestines before birth. Most babies poop it out after birth. Stressed babies may pass it before birth and can inhale it at delivery, causing breathing problems ...

The widely practised procedure of suctioning babies to prevent a potentially fatal respiratory disease is probably ineffective, conclude authors of a study in this week's issue of THE LANCET. Around ...

Baby's first poop is one of the first milestones your little one will hit — maybe even before coming out of the womb. The official name for this bowel movement is called meconium and fair warning: it ...

Sometimes — before birth or during labor and delivery — a baby inhales a mixture of amniotic fluid and a substance called meconium into his lungs. This is called meconium aspiration syndrome (MAS), ...

Yes. Just a couple of months into their development, little humans begin peeing freely into the amniotic fluid that surrounds them in the womb. Then, foreshadowing all the gross stuff that babies do ...

What is Meconium Aspiration Syndrome? Meconium Aspiration Syndrome is a condition in which the new born baby develops respiratory distress due to inhalation of meconium and amniotic fluid. Meconium is ...

Baby's first poop is one of the first milestones your little one will hit — maybe even before coming out of the womb. The official name for this bowel movement is called meconium and fair warning: it ...