# Need the name of a medical condition

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-the-name-of-a-medical-condition/248131>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [June 1, 2004, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-the-name-of-a-medical-condition/248131 "2004-06-01T20:19:20Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Lord\_Ashtar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ea924/32.png) [@Lord\_Ashtar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Ashtar)\
**Post date:** [June 1, 2004, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-the-name-of-a-medical-condition/248131/1 "2004-06-01T20:19:20Z")

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What’s it called when a baby takes his first bowel movement in the womb and breathes in the stuff?

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**Author:** ![cher3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/da6949/32.png) [@cher3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cher3)\
**Post date:** [June 1, 2004, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-the-name-of-a-medical-condition/248131/2 "2004-06-01T20:24:21Z")

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The stuff itself is called meconium. I would expect that breathing it in is called “aspirating meconium,” or similar.

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**Author:** ![picunurse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7bcc69/32.png) [@picunurse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/picunurse)\
**Post date:** [June 1, 2004, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-the-name-of-a-medical-condition/248131/3 "2004-06-01T20:36:07Z")

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**cher3** Is correct, however, the condition the meconium aspiration causes is IRDS or **I** nfant **R** espiratory **D** istress **S** yndrome

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**Author:** ![Lord\_Ashtar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ea924/32.png) [@Lord\_Ashtar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Ashtar)\
**Post date:** [June 1, 2004, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-the-name-of-a-medical-condition/248131/4 "2004-06-01T22:17:17Z")

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Thanks to both of you. I needed the name so I could do a little research.