Meconium Aspiration Syndrome

Smooth production, health care, is expected to the inside of each parent. But sometimes, but there will always be this or that question, for neonates with meconium aspiration syndrome is a condition.

Discussion on Meconium Aspiration Syndrome
Meconium Aspiration Syndrome refers to the delivery of the fetus in utero or during inhalation meconium contamination of amniotic fluid, airway obstruction, inflammation in the lung as well as a range of other symptoms of complications, seen in term infants and infants during pregnancy is too long. According to statistics, the incidence of Meconium Aspiration Syndrome of neonatal-1.2% of.
Inhaled meconium is part of, if not all of baby\'s respiratory tract obstructive. Although infant breathing when meconium viscosity of air can pass through the airway, but when the breath of time, is unable to break through of meconium \"obstructed\", causing breathing difficulties. Depending on the severity of Meconium Aspiration Syndrome of infant meconium inhalation volume and the level of hypoxia in uterus.
Other risk factors include Meconium Aspiration Syndrome: too long, excessive smoking mothers or mothers during pregnancy suffer from diseases such as diabetes, hypertension, chronic respiratory disease.

Cognitive symptoms of meconium
After the birth, the doctor will pass the physical examination found some meconium symptoms, including:
Meconium in amniotic fluid or yellow-green stains.
Baby\'s skin, nail I have abnormal color – yellow green.
Breathing problems-shortness of breath, difficulty breathing, and even apnea.
Low Apgar scoring (neonatal skin, heart, Physiology, respiratory, muscular tension test)
Baby soft, not very strong, there is even a too long during pregnancy symptoms, such as excessively long nails.

When treatment
If the infant meconium inhalation treatment from the beginning of the production process. When delivery of the baby\'s head, doctor prior to the first effective breathing in infants, suction meconium from the nose and mouth as soon as possible. Next doctors also pulmonary auscultation, a blood test, also known as blood gas analysis and see whether infants inhaling enough oxygen; chest x-ray can also display the meconium baby\'s lungs.
Inhaled meconium of newborn, have to be in hospital for treatment, according to the gravity of the situation, give oxygen or ventilator-assisted breathing therapy and medication, in after days or weeks after birth, would have a distinct turn. But serious leads to pulmonary hemorrhage, cerebral anoxia, bleeding and even death.

Mild symptoms
If few meconium at birth of newborn, respiratory tract after aspiration of meconium, it seems very active, the Signs are good, heartbeats are strong (greater than 100bpm), doctor patient observation of baby\'s meconium symptoms, in General, 24 hours after birth will focus to show it. By baby breathing frequency, such as vocal and colour observations to determine the treatment plan.

Moderate symptoms
If inhaled meconium of newborn and depressed state, heartbeat low frequency (less than 100bpm), muscle tension, so you want to clean up the respiratory channels as possible, reducing the amount of inhaled meconium. By baby oral or nasal cavity, insert a tube, slowly inhaled meconium aspiration, up until the net absorption. Doctors under the specific situations in the future be treated accordingly.

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