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Meconium aspiration syndrome occurs when meconium, the first stool of infants, is aspirated into the lungs before, during, or immediately after birth. This can plug the airways and cause respiratory distress. Treatment involves suctioning the mouth and trachea at birth to clear meconium, as well as treating respiratory distress and preventing complications like acidosis or hypoxemia through intubation or surfactant administration. The condition arises when meconium is expelled into the amniotic fluid in ute

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Joshua D. Garcia

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