Red urine in newborns

Newborn babies may face many problems, which make new mothers feel helpless. For example, the newborn's urine is red, which makes mothers very panic. This requires considering many aspects. If the trauma occurs during delivery, resulting in vaginal injury to the newborn, blood may appear; in addition, if the coagulation function or reproductive organs are abnormal, hematuria may occur.

1. What is the reason for the newborn's urine to be red?

1. Private trauma: Newborns may suffer trauma during delivery. This is caused by damage to the child's vagina by the mother's birth canal or improper operation by the doctor. If the private parts of a newborn are damaged, there is a possibility that blood may be present in the newborn's urine.

2. Abnormalities in coagulation function or reproductive system: Some newborns may have blood in their urine due to hematuria, which is mainly caused by abnormalities in the patient's coagulation function or reproductive system.

3. Normal phenomenon: If the newborn's urine volume is small and more cells in the blood are destroyed after birth, the uric acid in the blood may increase. At the same time, with the increase of urate, the urine may be dyed red. This situation is normal and no special treatment is needed. You can just replenish water for the baby appropriately.

4. Physiological hematuria: Why is the baby's urine red? If the baby's urine is red, first confirm whether the baby has eaten certain colored foods or vegetables, such as red dragon fruit, blackberries, amaranth, beets, etc., or taken some medicines that can make the urine red: such as rifampicin, iron supplements, etc.

5Other reasons: There are many reasons why the newborn's urine is red. For example, if the newborn lacks vitamins, he may have blood in his urine. If a newborn has a urinary tract infection, hemolytic disease, etc., the baby's urine may become abnormal.

2. Tips

There are many reasons for children to have "hematuria", not all of which are kidney damage. It may also be "physiological hematuria" such as diet and medication. Parents do not need to be too nervous. If the child has hematuria for a long time and is accompanied by symptoms such as urinary pain, frequent urination, urgency, dizziness, headache, etc., further examination is needed to determine whether it is caused by kidney disease.