A.D. FURSOVA, D.V. PECHKUROV, N.S. KOLTSOVA

 Samara State Medical University, Samara

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Fursova A.D. — post-graduate student of the Department of Children’s Diseases

Address: 89 Chapaevskaya St., Samara, Russian Federation, 443099, tel.: +7-937-793-20-26, e-mail: fursovaanna063@gmail.com

The literature review substantiates the necessity of diagnosing and forecasting the outcomes of adverse perinatal exposures. A critical analysis of existing approaches was conducted. A conjecture is made about the diagnostic potential of the first stool, which is a unique source for gathering information about intrauterine development of a fetus. Given that meconium can be non-invasively collected from the first minutes of life, its study is particularly valuable for identifying perinatal risks in ill and preterm newborns. The authors justify its diagnostic value of meconium analysis for determining risk groups for intrauterine infections, poisoning with high-density metals, and even genetic and surgical pathologies of the gastrointestinal tract. All this promotes the refinement of diagnostic and treatment algorithms for various perinatal period diseases.

Key words: meconium, perinatal risks, intrauterine infections, newborns.

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