How to care for newborns with respiratory distress

Respiratory disease is a common disease that is greatly affected by the environment. As modern environmental pollution becomes more and more serious, more and more people are suffering from respiratory diseases. People with relatively weak constitutions are particularly susceptible to such diseases. For example, premature newborns are prone to respiratory diseases, and a common symptom is neonatal respiratory distress. So, how should newborns with respiratory distress be cared for?

Patients with premature respiratory distress syndrome may cry normally when they are just born, but then experience difficulty breathing, groaning, and irritability within 6 to 12 hours after birth. The symptoms gradually worsen, and in severe cases, sleep apnea occurs. The skin turns blue and gray due to lack of oxygen, and those with severe lack of oxygen will die within three days of birth.

Milder cases have a later onset, which may occur around 24 to 48 hours after birth. The breathing difficulties are not obvious, and the degree of skin cyanosis is relatively mild. The condition will improve within three or four days after treatment.

The general care methods are as follows:

1. Babies with neonatal respiratory distress syndrome are sent to the neonatal intensive care unit as soon as they are born, and treatment and care are carried out in the hospital.

2. Premature babies should be given more intensive care. They should be placed in an incubator and have their body temperature, breathing, heart rate, etc. monitored with a monitor. Intravenous feeding should be used for children with swallowing difficulties.

3. Keep the airway open.

4. To improve the symptoms of hypoxia, oxygen supply will be provided. For mild cases, nasal congestion, mask or continuous positive airway pressure breathing will be used. For severe cases, endotracheal intubation and ventilator will be required, and the oxygen supply method will be adjusted at any time according to changes in the condition.

The above is the care method for respiratory distress in premature newborns. Such a disease is a matter of life and death for newborns, and it can be life-threatening if not handled properly. In fact, the phenomenon of neonatal respiratory distress can be prevented. If pregnant women find such problems when they are pregnant, they can receive treatment to prevent premature birth.