Definition Colloquially, meconium is known as child’s pitch. The meconium is excreted from the intestine of the unborn or newborn child. It can be excreted intrauterine as well as after birth. Amniotic fluid containing meconium indicates stress of the child at a certain time of pregnancy. Since the child is nourished via the umbilical cord … Meconium
Kindspech – What is that? The first stool of the newborn is colloquially called child’s spit. Doctors refer to it as meconium, which comes from the Greek “mekonion” and means “poppy juice”. The meconium is usually excreted by the newborn within the first 48 hours after birth. It is characterized by a greenish to black … Child pitch (meconium)
Meconium release into the amniotic fluid/during birth The amniotic fluid is usually clear or milky. However, if the baby’s amniotic fluid is released prematurely before or during birth, it is cloudy greenish to blackish in color. Reasons for the premature discharge of baby pitch are various stress situations to which the unborn child is exposed. … Meconium release into the amniotic fluid/during birth | Child pitch (meconium)
