Newborn baby choked on amniotic fluid

Amniotic fluid is a very important substance. It is produced by pregnant women during pregnancy and plays an extremely important role in the development of the fetus. The amount of amniotic fluid is very large, almost filling the entire space of the uterus, intimately surrounding the fetus. However, some babies will choke on amniotic fluid when they are born. Let’s take a look at what to do if a newborn baby chokes on amniotic fluid?

The fetus is wrapped in amniotic fluid and completely immersed in it. There is naturally amniotic fluid in the mouth and nose. The fetus does not breathe. The moment he is born, the child begins to open his mouth to breathe and cry. Then the amniotic fluid in his mouth and nose can easily be sucked into the throat, causing choking and coughing. If the child breathes hard, the amniotic fluid can also be inhaled into the lungs, causing neonatal pneumonia.

It is necessary to rule out the possibility of pneumonia. It is recommended to check chest X-ray and routine blood test. If infected, antibiotic infusion treatment for one week is required.

To ensure that the airway is open, active anti-inflammatory treatment is needed. Penicillin can be used for treatment. Be careful not to take medicine randomly on your own. Use it under the guidance of a doctor. Keep warm and get enough rest.

The doctor will give symptomatic treatment based on your baby's condition. I hope you will actively cooperate with the doctor's treatment. During the treatment, you should maintain your lactation function so that your baby can have breast milk after being discharged from the hospital. Generally, a course of treatment of 7 to 10 days is required.

If the baby is delivered by caesarean section because of third degree turbidity of amniotic fluid (meconium), intrauterine distress, umbilical cord around the neck, etc., then the amniotic fluid that the baby choked on has already entered the lungs in the uterus. If this is the case, then the child itself already had problems in the womb. There is another situation: when the child is in the womb, there is a certain amount of pulmonary fluid in the lungs. During caesarean section, the child's lungs are not squeezed by the birth canal, and the pulmonary fluid is not squeezed out. After the child is born, the air exchange will be hindered for a short time, causing shortness of breath. This situation should be considered as "wet lung", which usually heals itself after the pulmonary fluid is absorbed in about three days.