Formal Opinion 90-357 of the American Bar Association provides four acceptable definitions of the term: 1  A part-time practitioner who practices law in association with a firm, but on a basis different from that of the mainstream lawyers in the firm.
Infant respiratory distress syndrome, known as neonatal respiratory distress syndrome or lately more frequently respiratory distress syndrome of newborn or surfactant deficiency disorder, represents a medical condition that involves premature babies and which is caused by a structural immaturity and insufficient development of pulmonary production in the lungs.
Respiratory distress syndrome in premature infants, on the other hand, requires intervention with oxygen ventilation and surfactant replacement. Prenatal administration of corticosteroids between 24 and 34 weeks gestation reduces the risk of respiratory distress syndrome when the risk of premature labor is high.