Paediatrics and international child health
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Paediatr Int Child Health · May 2014
Randomized Controlled TrialGastric lavage for prevention of feeding problems in neonates with meconium-stained amniotic fluid: a randomised controlled trial.
The role of gastric lavage in preventing retching, vomiting and secondary meconium aspiration syndrome in neonates with meconium-stained amniotic fluid is uncertain, and no there are no definitive guidelines. ⋯ Gastric lavage in newborns with meconium-stained amniotic fluid does not prevent or reduce the occurrence of feeding problems or secondary meconium aspiration syndrome.