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Vomiting on the first day of baby's life may be caused by all of the following except –

A
Pyloric stenosis
B
Oesophageal atersia
C
Aerophagy
D
Amniotic gastritis
High-Yield Explanation
A large number of normal babies vomit on first day due to irritation of stomach by swallowed amniotic fluid The regurgitation / vomiting in a neonate is due to -> faulty feeding techniques or, aerophagy Eosophageal atresia may present with vomiting on the first day. In hypertrophic pyloric stenosis vomiting characteristically occurs after 2 weeks of age. (2-3 weeks).

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