Meconium aspiration

Question 1

What is meconium aspiration?

Answer 1

1. The greater the gestation age the more likely meconium will be passed before birth
2. Meconium is passed before birth
   - hypoxia during delivery may cause thick meconium to be inhaled

Question 2

How does meconium aspiration present?

Answer 2

• a lung irritant
• mechanical obstruction
• increased incidence of pneumothorax

Question 3

Mx

Answer 3

artifical ventilation

- may develop persistent pulmonary hypertenision