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Debbie wrote: "It is well known that babies 'wee' in utero - so why
not 'the other'?"
Deb, it is not so much that they do it, but how we interpret it. We
have for years been told that meconium in the liqour is a sign of "Fetal
Distress" There have been many unnecessary operative procedures carried
out on women and babies because it was concluded that slowed Fetal Heart Rate
(mostly normal head compression dips) and meconium stained liqour meant
distressed baby. Then Voila! Apgars of 9 & 10 at birth or
C/S. Midwives, women and doctors too have taken the blame for all sorts
of things that happen to babies. (Not denying some negligence claims are
true.) It has been known by midwives gor generations that women past
their "due date" frequently have meconioum stained liqour. If is
present...panic! Now we also know that the symptoms of meconium
pneumonia and "meconium aspiration" are mostly present in the lungs before
birth because babies do these marvelous "breathing actions" that we didn't
know about before U.S studies told us so. It is very complicated.
So, this piece of research is a very helpful piece of the jig-saw.
cheers, MM
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