Baby's first poop is one of the first milestones your little one will hit — maybe even before coming out of the womb. The official name for this bowel movement is called meconium and fair warning: it ...

Meconium is a completely normal part of your baby’s first days. It is their very first stool, which is usually passed after birth. But, in some cases, babies release meconium while still in the womb.

Fetal alcohol exposure is usually determined through self-reported maternal consumption. New research shows that certain fatty acid ethyl esters (FAEEs) in meconium may provide dependable biomarkers ...

The new research set out to investigate whether patterns of biomarkers in a baby’s meconium could predict allergy development in the first year of life. Samples of meconium from 100 infants were ...

Newly published research sheds light on how and where New York's youngest residents are exposed to environmental metals ...

Infants with severe MAS were identified by review of discharge diagnoses and hospital records of all patients who weighed ⩾2000 g and were admitted to the NICU of Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital, ...

Researchers have laid to rest a longstanding controversy: is the womb sterile? A new study used uniquely rigorous contamination controls to confirm that exposure to bacteria begins in the womb -- and ...

Children could be set on a path to developing allergies, asthma and eczema before they are born. Analysis of a baby’s first stool, known as meconium, shows that a lack of certain biochemicals and gut ...

The embryonic and fetal periods of life are vulnerable to impact by harmful chemicals in the environment. These include microplastics (MPs), which have been found in many living organisms and tissues, ...