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Medical Conditions - Meconium Aspiration Syndrome

Meconium is the first feces that a newborn pass after birth. Meconium aspiration syndrome is the condition when an infant around the time of delivery accidentally breathes a mixture of amniotic fluid and meconium into the lungs. This is a life-threatening condition causing deaths in around 5 % of newborns.

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