If I had been at home unassisted no one would have been there to see
she aspirated meconium and could have gotten very sick.
Yes home births are safe until the baby experiences develop due to the cord wrapped around its neck and requires an emergency c - section or Mom throws amniotic emboli and strokes out or baby
aspirated meconium, I could go on and on.
He was delivered via emergency cesarean -
he aspirated meconium and his first Apgar was a 2.
(With heavy meconium, a C - section may be done to avoid having the baby
aspirate the meconium during delivery).
(Older babies are more likely to
aspirate meconium because there is a higher ratio of meconium in water.)
Other things you and your birth team should know to avoid hypoxia, which could cause your baby
aspirating meconium are:
Not exact matches
Two babies had
meconium aspiration syndrome, another was thought to have
aspirated clear amniotic fluid, and the fifth had evidence of
meconium aspiration although none was seen during labour.