This relaxation then moved
meconium into the amniotic fluid, which Nathan eventually inhaled.
Not exact matches
The longer your little one remains in utero post due date, the greater the risk he or she has for
meconium staining, which is a fancy phrase that boils down to this: Your baby's fecal matter making its way
into the amniotic sac, raising the likelihood of infections and serious complications.
They'll swallow all this and turn it
into a blackish mixture called
meconium that will come out in their first bowel movement.
Meaning... that the first
meconium isn't going
into a diaper to go to a landfill, or going
into a cloth diaper to get washed — it's going straight
into the socially acceptable receptacle.
If your baby does manage to pass
meconium before delivery though, it can be a sign of fetal distress and in addition, there is a slight risk that your baby will inhale it during the delivery process and that this can create complications if it gets
into the baby's lungs.
In this procedure, sterile saline solution is injected
into the uterus in order to dilute the
meconium.
When this occurs, the
meconium is excreted
into the amniotic fluid.
Lanny arrived and I re-dressed in my
meconium stained shirt, shimmied back
into my skirt, zipped my hoodie up and flip flopped my way out of the room.
The other reason would be obviously infection, this can happen in utero or after birth that can make a baby go
into the NICU, a difficult delivery causing baby respiratory distress that can be something as simple as a few hours while the baby is transitioning back to the mother baby unit or it can be something more serious like a
Meconium Aspiration and then the most common reason why a baby, whose term goes to the NICU is usually Jaundice.
Amniotic fluid that appears green or brown often indicates that the growing baby has passed their first bowel movement whilst in the uterus (
meconium), yet, a baby will usually not have their first bowl movement until after they are born.If this happens, and the baby does pass
meconium within the fetus, it can get
into their lungs and cause serious breathing problems (known as
meconium aspiration syndrome).
The doctors inserted a laryngoscope
into the trachea to remove any
meconium.
Even when my water broke and we learned he had passed
meconium, no one pushed me
into any sort of augmented labor.