EP 44: Meconium Aspiration Syndrome with Darla Van Schooneveld

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-

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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.