Common Health Conditions found in Babies

It's possible that your infant doesn't have one of the listed conditions. We advise you to study only the material you believe will be beneficial to the specific circumstances affecting you and your child. Ask your health professionals for more details about certain conditions or you can visit fetalechoindelhi.

Anemia

Anemia is common in premature infants. They are therefore lacking in sufficient red blood cells. The foetus typically saves iron during the latter trimester of pregnancy and uses it to produce red blood cells after delivery. It's possible that premature babies didn't have enough time to store iron. Anemia can also be exacerbated by blood loss brought on by routine blood testing. Infants who are anaemic may be treated with blood transfusions, red blood cell-producing medications, dietary iron supplements, or all three.

Apnea

Premature infants can experience irregular breathing. A newborn may take a few brief breaths followed by longer ones, stop after five to ten seconds, and then begin to breathe regularly. It's known as periodic breathing. When a newborn stops breathing for longer than 15 seconds, it is called apnea. Bradycardia, a sluggish heartbeat, may occur along with apnea. Babies in the NICU are continuously checked for bradycardia and apnea.

bronchopulmonary dysplasia

The most frequent cases of bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD), a chronic lung condition, are in premature infants who have had treatment for respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) (see below). RDS infants have developing lungs. They occasionally require a mechanical ventilator to assist with breathing. Some infants who are treated for RDS may get BPD symptoms, such as fluid buildup in the lungs, scarring, and lung damage.

Pneumonia

Pneumonia is a lung illness that affects newborns who are preterm or ill frequently. When a newborn has trouble breathing, her breathing rate varies, or she experiences an increased frequency of apnea episodes, doctors may consider pneumonia.

respiratory distress syndrome

Infants that are delivered before 34 weeks of pregnancy frequently have the dangerous breathing condition known as respiratory distress syndrome (RDS). Surfactant, which prevents the tiny air sacs in the lungs from collapsing, is insufficient in infants with RDS. Babies who are treated with surfactant have easier breathing.

Breathing issues

Because their lungs are still developing, premature newborns frequently experience breathing issues. Infections, birth abnormalities, and labour and delivery-related complications can all cause breathing issues in full-term kids. A mechanical ventilator, medication, or a combination of the two may be used to treat an infant with respiratory issues.

Hypoglycemia

Low blood sugar is known as hypoglycemia (glucose). Usually, a newborn is diagnosed with it soon after delivery. The glucose levels of newborns whose moms have diabetes are routinely tested to look for hypoglycemia. Hypoglycemia can be prevented and treated with early meals and intravenous glucose solution.

Jaundice

Jaundice causes a baby's skin and eyes to appear yellow. When the liver is too young or ill to eliminate bilirubin, a waste product, from the blood, jaundice develops. When ageing red blood cells degrade, bilirubin is created. Jaundice is particularly prevalent in premature infants and infants whose moms' blood types don't match (such as Rh disease, ABO incompatibility or G6PD disease).