"Meconium" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The thick green-to-black mucilaginous material found in the intestines of a full-term fetus. It consists of secretions of the INTESTINAL GLANDS; BILE PIGMENTS; FATTY ACIDS; AMNIOTIC FLUID; and intrauterine debris. It constitutes the first stools passed by a newborn.
| Descriptor ID |
D008470
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A12.459.529 A16.378.529
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Meconium" by people in Profiles.
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The effect of meconium-stained amniotic fluid on perinatal outcome in pregnancies complicated by preterm premature rupture of membranes. Arch Gynecol Obstet. 2020 05; 301(5):1181-1187.
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Intrapartum factors associated with neonatal hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy: a case-controlled study. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2017 Dec 11; 17(1):415.
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Maturation of the infant microbiome community structure and function across multiple body sites and in relation to mode of delivery. Nat Med. 2017 Mar; 23(3):314-326.
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The early infant gut microbiome varies in association with a maternal high-fat diet. Genome Med. 2016 08 09; 8(1):77.
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Meconium-Stained Amniotic Fluid and Neonatal Morbidity in Low-Risk Pregnancies at Term: The Effect of Gestational Age. Am J Perinatol. 2017 01; 34(2):183-190.
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Effect of Meconium-Stained Amniotic Fluid on Perinatal Complications in Low-Risk Pregnancies at Term. Am J Perinatol. 2016 Mar; 33(4):378-84.
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Effect of antepartum meconium staining on perinatal and neonatal outcomes among pregnancies with gastroschisis. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2016; 29(15):2500-4.
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Meconium staining of the brainstem with open myelomeningocele. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2013 Feb; 11(2):150-3.
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[Determination of meconium lead level of newborn by graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrometry]. Guang Pu Xue Yu Guang Pu Fen Xi. 2008 Feb; 28(2):447-9.
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Meconium obstruction in the very low birth weight premature infant. Pediatrics. 2004 Jul; 114(1):285-90.