Meconium Aspiration Syndrome Flashcards
First stool passed by a newborn
Meconium
It happens when the stool went to the infant’s amniotic fluid
Meconium stained
Inhaled/Consumed by the infant in the amniotic fluid
Meconium aspiration
What AOG is meconium present?
10 weeks gestation
It causes the vagus reflex to be stimulated, resulting in the relaxation of the rectal sphincter that relaxes the meconium into the amniotic fluid.
Hypoxia
It is a fetal position that has a high possibility to expel meconium into the amniotic fluid from pressure on the buttocks.
Breech position
Color of amniotic fluid due to meconium staining
Greenish
Normal characteristics of amniotic fluid
Almost colorless with white spects.
How many percent do meconium staining occur of all births.
10% to 20%
how many of the newborns out of 10% to 20% of births will aspirate enough meconium to cause MAS
2 to 4
When will the infant may aspirate meconium
Either in utero or within the first hour at birth
It is avoided during 1st hour of birth due to tendency of meconium staining/aspirration
Fundal push
Assessment of a meconium aspiration syndrome
Difficulty in respirations
Low APGAR
Immediate tachypnea, retractions and cyanosis after birth.
The inflammation of bronchi that tends to trap air in the alveoli, limiting entrance of oxygen that causes barrel chest
Retractions
It is caused by trapped air that results to enlargement of the anteroposterior diameter of the chest.
Barrel chest
