Re: [ozmidwifery] Interesting..

[Marilyn Kleidon]

I thought so too Lesley, but this info was making me rethink that. But I think that is what happens. Without the gasp the mec liquor wont enter the lungs with normal fetal breathing and I guess from the other comments, if you have periodic late decels during labour and mec liquor then you have a potentially apneic baby, and a potential gasp,  but you wont know unless you're looking. Interesting.   marilyn ----- Original Message ----- From: Lesley Kuliukas To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2003 5:50 PM Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] Interesting.. I always believed it was secondary or terminal apnoea that caused the baby to gasp whether inside or outside of the uterus. Lesley ----- Original Message ----- From: Mary Murphy To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, May 22, 2003 4:25 PM Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] Interesting.. Marilyn wrote "Yet most babies with mec liquor don't present with MAS. And some (a very few) babies with very normal uncomplicated labours and births do develop MAS. Is it the gasp of a baby in distress (which may happen at any time and be undetected) or just a random gasp that carries the mec deep into the lungs ? Just curious"   I'm curious too.  I haven't read any studies about that.  Maybe it hasn't been done yet, or can't ethically be done?  Does anyone know?  MM