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1078621 
Journal Article 
Review 
Meconium stained fluid: approach to the mother and the baby 
Walsh, MC; Fanaroff, JM 
2007 
Yes 
Clinics in Perinatology
ISSN: 0095-5108 
34 
653-65, viii 
English 
Meconium aspiration syndrome (MAS) is a common problem that most pediatricians will encounter in the delivery room and normal newborn nursery. Approximately 13% of all live births are complicated by meconium stained amniotic fluid (MSAF). MAS is defined as respiratory distress in an infant born through MSAF whose symptoms cannot be otherwise explained. Optimal care for an infant born through MSAF involves cooperation between the obstetrician and pediatrician, each with separate but imperative roles.