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 ...
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 ...
To study the impact of neonatal resuscitation program (NRP) guidelines on delivery room (DR) management of infants born through meconium-stained amniotic fluid (MSAF). A retrospective study of all ...
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What Meconium Aspiration Syndrome (MAS) Means for Your Newborn
Sometimes, your baby's first stool can end up in the amniotic fluid and, rarely, in his lungs. Luckily, MAS is very treatable.
The researchers say that although suctioning has been widely practised since the 1970s, there has been little hard evidence of its usefulness. Doctors tend to use it as a precaution when there are ...
Forty-three clinical trials and systematic reviews were identified, of which 14 were initially excluded as they either did not evaluate suctioning specifically or they concerned the adult age group.
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 ...
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