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 ...

Although the first stool of your baby, called meconium, might be strange to see, it tells you a lot about how your baby is ...

All new parents are warned about those first diaper changes right after birth. That first poop — called meconium — tends to be black or greenish and very sticky, almost tar-like. While moms and dads ...

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 ...

To study the impact of meconium aspiration on the biosynthesis of prostaglandins and nitric oxide, we investigated the effects of intratracheal meconium instillation on the expression of ...

Newborn babies with indicators of alcohol in their stool are more likely to face behavioral difficulties later in childhood, according to new study from a team of multi-disciplinary researchers at ...

To review current literature related to cellular mechanisms of meconium-induced lung injury (MILI). Review of published experimental in vitro and in vivo MAS studies using human and animal lung cells.

A breast milk enema resulted in faster meconium evacuation and a shorter time to enteral feeding compared with a saline enema, a randomized clinical trial in a Chinese hospital showed. Among 286 ...

Meconium, the fecal material that accumulates in the fetal colon throughout gestation, is a term derived from the Greek mekoni, meaning poppy juice or opium. Beginning with Aristotle's observation of ...

Fetal alcohol exposure is usually determined through self-reported maternal consumption. New research shows that certain fatty acid ethyl esters (FAEEs) in meconium may provide dependable biomarkers ...

Antenatal: It is the period before birth or during pregnancy. Apgar score: It is a test to evaluate the physical condition of the new born right after birth. It is done twice: At one minute after ...