Potential evapotranspiration (PET) is the amount of water that would be evaporated and transpired if there were sufficient water available. This demand incorporates the energy available for evaporation and the ability of the lower atmosphere to transport evaporated moisture away from the land surface.
In many cases of hospital births where the baby has passed meconium before birth, a special NICU team will be called when the baby is delivered in case there was ingestion of the meconium into the babyâs lungs. If a newborn does swallow some meconium it can lead to Meconium aspiration syndrome (MAS).
He may also have long nails, lots of hair and be a smidge on the skinny side of newborns. Post term babies are also at risk for meconium staining. Meconium staining is when a baby has a bowel movement before birth and it passes into the amniotic fluid. The baby can then ingest the tainted fluid and develop a lung infection or pneumonia.