Baby's first poop is one of the first milestones your little one will hit — maybe even before coming out of the womb. The official name for this bowel movement is called meconium and fair warning: it ...

Fetal alcohol exposure is usually determined through self-reported maternal consumption. New research shows that certain fatty acid ethyl esters (FAEEs) in meconium may provide dependable biomarkers ...

The new research set out to investigate whether patterns of biomarkers in a baby’s meconium could predict allergy development in the first year of life. Samples of meconium from 100 infants were ...

The majority of infants eliminate meconium only after birth. In 15–30% of pregnancies, the fetal anal sphincter relaxes and meconium is released into the amniotic cavity prenatally (6). The factors ...

Researchers have laid to rest a longstanding controversy: is the womb sterile? A new study used uniquely rigorous contamination controls to confirm that exposure to bacteria begins in the womb -- and ...

Children could be set on a path to developing allergies, asthma and eczema before they are born. Analysis of a baby’s first stool, known as meconium, shows that a lack of certain biochemicals and gut ...

We evaluated the effect of tracheal suctioning at birth in 29 lambs with asphyxia induced by cord occlusion and meconium aspiration during gasping. We conducted a randomized study in a lamb model of ...

The embryonic and fetal periods of life are vulnerable to impact by harmful chemicals in the environment. These include microplastics (MPs), which have been found in many living organisms and tissues, ...

A birth center in Fort Mill, SC, is facing a wave of criticism after a baby died shortly after birth there, and the death was just ruled a homicide. Megan Green gave birth to son Daxton at Carolina ...

Australian researchers have laid to rest a longstanding controversy: is the womb sterile? They carefully collected amniotic fluid samples from 50 healthy women undergoing planned caesarean deliveries, ...