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 ...

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 ...

Meconium is a newborn baby's first bowel movement, and is the substance that the baby will excrete. The meconium is thick, sticky and tar-like, and is dark green to black in colour. It is usually ...

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 ...

We hypothesized that fetal pancreatic digestive enzymes play a role in the lung damage after meconium aspiration. We studied the effect of meconium on the A549 alveolar epithelial cell line. The ...

Less than a month before the launch of Wikipedia, my daughter Kira was born. The two events are connected. Kira was born seriously ill, as she had breathed in contaminated amniotic fluid during birth.