ALB and meconium aspiration syndrome: Conversely, no significant differences were observed between the two groups with respect to sex, gestational age, birth weight, intrapartum complications, or neonatal symptoms, as well as blood pressure, CO2 levels, base excess, hemoglobin, platelet count, uric acid, albumin, mode of ventilation, fraction of inspired oxygen (FiO2), or comorbidities such as transient tachypnea of the newborn, meconium aspiration syndrome, pneumothorax, respiratory distress syndrome, and persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn (Table 2).