Patient's question:
My cousin gave birth to a baby a few days ago. But right after birth, the baby had respiratory failure. The doctor said it was neonatal respiratory distress syndrome. We are very worried about the child and don't know if it will get better. Could you please tell me how to treat neonatal respiratory distress syndrome?Doctor's answer:
Dear parent friend,I’m very happy to answer your question. Generally, there are no long-term consequences of hyaline membrane disease. However, when a child has hyaline membrane disease, it can easily lead to hypoxia. Especially when the brain is severely hypoxic, it may cause hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy.
Additionally, the younger the child is at birth, the less mature their lungs are. The more susceptible they become to the effects of oxygen, and the higher the risk of pulmonary fibrosis.