Routine suctioning of the infant at birth should be abandoned. Meconium-stained babies should not be suctioned on the perineum and vigorous infants should not be intubated and suctioned.

Meconium-stained amniotic fuid (MSAF) is observed in 5% to 20% of laboring patients, with the incidence reaching ...

Meconium aspiration syndrome (MAS) is one of the top causes of severe respiratory failure in neonates. This study was designed to investigate the effective volume of therapeutic bronchoalveolar ...

but occasionally it comes out while a baby is still in utero. If that happens, there’s a risk that he could breathe in some amniotic fluid stained with meconium — which could irritate his ...