there are a lot of babies who would die right after they are born. and sometimes, doctors would not know why.
that is why a Filipino doctor, Dr. Enrique M. Ostrea Jr., invented the mec test . this test checks an infant's first stool after birth; this stool is called meconium . through this test, doctors will find out if an infant has been exposed to drugs and alcohol while in its mother's womb. this way, doctors will know to treat the baby. this will eventually save the baby from getting very sick or form dying.
Dr. Ostrea works in United States. he serves as chief pediatrician for Hutzel Hospital in Detroit. he has earned several awards. he was voted five times as one of 500 Best Doctors in America. He was awarded the Filipinas Magazine AChievement Award for Medicine in 2004.
although he works in the US, Dr. Ostrea comes to the Philippines to share his medical expertise and experience with students and doctors in various schools and hospitals.