Although the first stool of your baby, called meconium, might be strange to see, it tells you a lot about how your baby is adjusting to the new world and about the health of the entire digestive ...

New parents often worry about what they find in their baby’s diaper. It is normal to see a number of changes and colors in your baby’s stool as he or she grows. Boys Town Pediatrics explains what is ...

Newborn babies with indicators of alcohol in their stool are more likely to face behavioral difficulties later in childhood, according to new study from a team of multi-disciplinary researchers at ...

Meconium is a thick substance that lines a baby’s intestines in the womb. A baby usually passes meconium after birth, but if they pass it early, the amniotic fluid may become meconium-stained.

A newborn's first stool can signal the child may struggle with persistent cognitive problems, according to Case Western Reserve University Project Newborn researchers. In particular, high levels of ...

Inflammation of the abdominal cavity in human fetuses resulting from a perforation of their intestine is likely to be caused by proteins contained in the fetal stool. This is the result of a Kobe ...