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 ...

The new research set out to investigate whether patterns of biomarkers in a baby’s meconium could predict allergy development in the first year of life. Samples of meconium from 100 infants were ...

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 ...

Your baby s first poop doesn t look like normal poop and this can make many new mothers panic, thinking that something might have gone wrong with their baby. But in reality, baby s first poop or ...

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 ...

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 ...

Children could be set on a path to developing allergies, asthma and eczema before they are born. Analysis of a baby’s first stool, known as meconium, shows that a lack of certain biochemicals and gut ...

Infants with severe MAS were identified by review of discharge diagnoses and hospital records of all patients who weighed ⩾2000 g and were admitted to the NICU of Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital, ...

A birth center in Fort Mill, SC, is facing a wave of criticism after a baby died shortly after birth there, and the death was just ruled a homicide. Megan Green gave birth to son Daxton at Carolina ...

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 ...