What causes shortness of breath in newborns?

The arrival of a newborn is a godsend for you parents, but some newborns will have rapid breathing when they are born, so parents should pay special attention to it. Below I will give you a detailed introduction to this aspect, let’s take a look!

Because if a newborn has rapid breathing, in addition to excluding the factor of congenital immature lung development, we should suspect the possibility of upper or lower respiratory tract infection.

Upper respiratory tract infection: Babies’ upper respiratory tract diseases may be caused by incomplete development of the larynx and larynx, or by factors such as upper respiratory tract stenosis, obstruction, and foreign body inhalation. In addition, it may also be caused by viral infections, such as croup.

Next, it could be laryngeal edema. Experts say: Laryngeal edema is an acute allergy, that is, an acute, allergic vocal cord edema, mostly caused by seafood, medicine or bee stings, and has nothing to do with physical constitution, and is often accompanied by respiratory tract edema.

Lower respiratory tract infection: Experts say: There are many causes of lower respiratory tract infection in newborns, the most common ones are:

Premature respiratory distress syndrome. If the baby is born within 34 weeks, the lungs may not be fully developed and the baby may suffer from premature respiratory distress syndrome.

It may be that neonatal pneumonia causes sepsis and respiratory distress;

Meconium aspiration syndrome, congenital heart disease, etc. make it impossible to supply oxygen normally, and the baby has to rely on panting to increase the oxygen content.

In addition, there may be infectious causes such as: respiratory syncytial virus, such as bronchiolitis; allergies, such as babies often have wheezing or wheezing in the neonatal period, which may be allergies; congenital structural abnormalities, such as abnormal blood vessel structure, compressing the respiratory tract and causing esophageal obstruction; or congenital tracheal abnormalities; diaphragmatic diseases, such as diaphragmatic hernia caused by poor lung development

If your child is born with shortness of breath, you should get tested immediately and don't think this is a common phenomenon for newborns. Otherwise, as the condition worsens, the pain the newborn will suffer will be doubled. Children's bodies are very fragile and we should pay attention to them as long as they show the slightest discomfort.