| meconium aspiration |
A situation where meconium (greenish fecal matter, the first bowel movement of a fetus) filled amniotic fluid is breathed into the infant's lungs during the birth process. There may or may not be subsequent anoxia resulting in brain damage. Meconium aspiration is rare in babies born at less than 34 weeks gestation, and may be as high as 40 percent in post term babies.
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| meconium aspiration |
When there is meconium present in the amniotic fluid and the baby breaths it into its lungs. The presence of meconium in the amniotic fluid it sign that there waas fetal distress. Aspiration of meconium can cause blockage of the air passages to that the lungs cannot expand and/or cause pneumonia. Meconium aspiration can cause hypoxia which can then lead to a later diagnosis of cerebral palsy.
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| meconium aspiration |
A baby which becomes distressed before delivery may pass meconium (the dark greenish material described above) while he or she is still in the womb. If the baby then inhales the fluid in which he or she is "floating" in the womb, the sticky material irritates and partially blocks the airways, causing breathing difficulties in around the time that the baby is born.
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| meconium staining |
var. meconium show. Fetal defecation while in utero at time of labor that occurs with fetal distress. It is composed of thick, mucous-pasty material that must be suctioned before the newborn takes a first breath or
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| meconium |
a dark green mucilaginous material in the intestine of the full-term fetus, being a mixture of the secretions of the liver, intestinal glands, and some amniotic fluid.
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