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Suctioning doesn t alter meconium

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Suctioning doesn't alter meconium aspiration risk: intrapartum suctioning also did not change neonatal mortality rates. (Done Before Shoulder Delivery).
SAN FRANCISCO -- Intrapartum aspiration of term infants with meconium-stained amniotic fluid before shoulder delivery did not alter the risk for developing meconium aspiration syndrome in a prospective, randomized, controlled trial in 2,481 patients. The American College of Obstetricians and ...
April 1, 2003; OB GYN News

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