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 ...

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 ...

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

Poop is a window into the body. Poop is a window into the body. Its different colors and textures—and the food that comes out—can give you a clue as to what’s going on inside. Sometimes poop is ...

Meconium--the earliest stool of an infant -- is composed of materials ingested during the time the infant spends in the uterus. A new study found that the types of normal bacteria found in the ...

Analysis of baby's first poo reveals link with future allergy risk By Rich Haridy April 29, 2021 By studying the first stool researchers could predict with 76 percent accuracy whether a baby would go ...

We parents tend to end up dealing with more poop than we ever imagined — but what do all those different baby poop colors even mean? After all, if you’re a new parent, chances are you’re facing more ...

Meconium is formed before birth and may reflect the microbiome of the fetus. To test our hypothesis, we investigated whether maternal factors during pregnancy, such as biodiversity of the living ...

My sister gave birth a few days ago. Baby is fine, she was discharged and is feeding well. Our concern is that the baby has not passed any stool in three days. We called a doctor friend who advised us ...