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Results 1 - 7 of 7 for Meconium aspiration syndrome
  1. Meconium aspiration syndrome 
    Meconium aspiration syndrome (MAS) refers to breathing problems that a newborn baby may have when: There are no other causes, and The baby has passed meconium (stool) into the amniotic fluid during labor or delivery MAS may occur if the baby breathes (aspirates) ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/001596.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  2. Pneumothorax - infants 
    ... the machine can sometimes burst the air sacs. Meconium aspiration syndrome is another cause of pneumothorax in newborns. Before or during birth, the baby may breathe in the first bowel movement, ... meconium. This may obstruct the airways and cause breathing ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/007312.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  3. Childbirth Problems (National Library of Medicine)  
    Childbirth is the process of giving birth to a baby. It includes labor and delivery. Usually everything goes well, but problems can happen. They may cause a risk ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/childbirthproblems.html - Health Topics
  4. Lung Diseases (National Library of Medicine)  
    When you breathe, your lungs take in oxygen from the air and deliver it to the bloodstream. The cells in your body need oxygen to work and grow. During a ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/lungdiseases.html - Health Topics
  5. Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation 
    ... diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) Birth defects of the heart Meconium aspiration syndrome ( MAS ) Severe pneumonia Severe air leak problems Severe ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/007234.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  6. What Are Newborn Breathing Conditions? From the National Institutes of Health (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)  
    Bronchial Disorders/Children ... Bronchial Disorders ... Lung Diseases/Children ... Lung Diseases ... National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute ... From the National Institutes ...
    https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/newborn-breathing-conditions - External Health Links
  7. Large-for-Gestational-Age (LGA) Newborns (Merck & Co., Inc.)  
    Birth Weight/Specifics ... Birth Weight ... Merck & Co., Inc. ... Large-for-Gestational-Age (LGA) Newborns - Learn about the causes, symptoms, diagnosis & treatment from the ...
    https://www.merckmanuals.com/...arge-for-gestational-age-lga-newborn - External Health Links