The first bowel movement a baby has is called meconium. Meconium is
composed of amniotic fluid, mucus, lanugo (the fine hair that
covers the baby's body), bile, and cells that have been shed from
the skin and the intestinal tract. Meconium is thick, greenish
black, and sticky.
Review Date: 12/02/2009
Reviewed By: Neil K. Kaneshiro, MD, MHA, Clinical Assistant Professor of
Pediatrics, University of Washington School of Medicine. Also
reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org)
