title: Delivery room management of meconium-stained infant.
abstract: This article discusses the historical background, epidemiology, and pathophysiology of meconium-stained amniotic fluid and provides current concepts in delivery room management of meconium-stained neonate including the current Neonatal Resuscitation Program guidelines.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Children`s Hospital of Wisconsin, Medical College of Wisconsin, Room 410, CCC, 999 North 92 Street, Wauwatosa, WI 53226, USA. ribhat@mcw.edu
authors.forename: Rama
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bhat
authors.forename: Dharmapuri
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Vidyasagar
mesh_terms: D000650:Amnion; D000075202:Contraindications; D003696:Delivery Rooms; D005260:Female; D019983:Guideline Adherence; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal; D008471:Meconium Aspiration Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians'; D011247:Pregnancy; D018566:Pregnancy, High-Risk; D012307:Risk Factors; D013396:Suction