Meconium aspiration syndrome, on the other hand, is a multi-faceted disease, complicated by meconium but primarily caused by asphyxia. Distressed babies clearly require active resuscitation at birth and this generally necessitates airway clearance, although there is no convincing evidence that removal of meconium per se affects the course of the disease.
Further study is required.
My procedure is to DeLee at the perineum if mec is present in fluids. I have seen no problems postnatally. Occasionally a too vigorous mom bursts the baby forth despite my attempts at stalling her pushing efforts, and still no ensuing problems. Please e-mail feedback about errors of fact, spelling, grammar or semantics. Permission to link to this page is hereby granted.