Sentences with phrase «developing meconium aspiration syndrome»

If the meconium is thick and a baby is distressed at birth, however, suction (and possibly amnioinfusion) is recommended to reduce the chance that the baby will breathe in the meconium and develop meconium aspiration syndrome.

While many children suffer meconium aspiration at birth with few long - term effects, some will develop meconium aspiration syndrome (MAS) as a result of breathing in the waste products they excreted in the womb.