“... could that problem be a result of trauma resulting from the kick or “push kick”.
Fetal defecation in the womb is not normal. The meconium (the first greenish/yellowish stool) is normally passed after birth. However, a baby can defecate in the womb. Baby number 2 did that when I was in labor (albeit it was a difficult labor with lots of other strange things going on). I asked my OB why it happened in my case and he did say it was because of the traumatic birth. So, yes... I think in this case it could have been the result of the trauma but probably difficult to prove. The most frightening part in my incident was as soon as she was born, there were about six neonatal specialists that put a tube down her throat to look into her lungs (to see if she had inhaled any). Thank goodness she didn’t because that can cause another set of life threatening problem.
What I meant by the “normal” comment is that the baby defecated through the anus, rather than passing waste through the umbilical cord; it pooped in the manner which those of us who are born consider “normal”.
Mea culpa. I should have been clearer.