Examples of meconium in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web In just the last few months, research has shown the presence of plastic particles in human blood, healthy lung tissue and meconium — the first bowel movement of a newborn. — Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2022 In just the last few months, research has shown the presence of plastic particles in human blood, healthy lung tissue and meconium — the first bowel movement of a newborn. — Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2022 In just the last few months, research has shown the presence of plastic particles in human blood, healthy lung tissue and meconium — the first bowel movement of a newborn. — Susanne Ruststaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2022 This echoes previous studies that have found microplastics in human placentas and meconium. — Matt Simon, Wired, 22 Sep. 2021 Lab studies, animal research and 29 studies of acetaminophen use in 220,000 mother and child pairs have been done, the statement said, including two studies that found acetaminophen in cord blood and meconium, the baby's first stool. — Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 23 Sep. 2021 The researchers found smaller amounts of both polymers in the meconium, suggesting that babies are born with plastics already in their systems. — Matt Simon, Wired, 22 Sep. 2021 When Strube-Bohaty was an infant, she was diagnosed with meconium ileus, a bowel obstruction that occurs when a child’s intestines become stickier than normal. — Jason Duaine Hahn, PEOPLE.com, 1 May 2018 The good news is that after a few days the meconium stage passes. — Matt Coyne, Good Housekeeping, 5 Apr. 2018 See More

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