In this episode I have Darla Van Schooneveld on the podcast to talk all about Meconium in the water + Meconium Aspiration Syndrome. Darla is a Neonatal Intensive Care Registered Nurse currently pursuing her masters degree to become a Neonatal Nurse Practitioner. We talk about: what is meconium why a baby might pass its first bowel movement in the womb or during labor the major risk factors for meconium aspiration syndrome how to prevent meconium aspiration what happens at birth if your baby has meconium in the fluid vs if your baby aspirates the meconium Resources- BE ON THE PODCAST: https://whatthebumppodcast.wixsite.com/mysite/be-on-the-podcast What The Bump Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/whatthebumppodcast/ What The Bump Website / Blog: https://whatthebumppodcast.wixsite.com/mysite Studies mentioned: Paudel, P., Sunny, A., Poudel, P., Gurung, R., Gurung, A., Bastola, R., Chaudary, R., Budhathoki, S. (2020) Meconium aspiration syndrome: incidence, associated risk factors and outcome-evidence from a multicentric study in low resource setting in Nepal. Journal of Pediatric and child health. Vol 56. Issue 4. January 2, 2020 Ross, M. (2005) Meconium aspiration syndrome – more than intrapartum meconium. The New England Journal of Medicine. Vol. 353. Issue 9. September 9, 2005 Vain, N., Batton, D. (2017) Meconium “aspiration” (or respiratory distress associated with meconium-stained amniotic fluid). Seminars in Fetal and Neonatal Medicine. Vol. 22. Issue 4. P. 214-219. August 2017.

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