Patient's question:
My youngest son had a very faint cry and weak breathing after birth. The doctors at the hospital diagnosed him with neonatal pulmonary edema. He has been under hospital care and treatment ever since. I haven’t been able to hold him yet. What puzzles me the most is how he could have contracted this disease right after birth. Please explain this to me, the doctors at the hospital.Doctor's answer:
Neonatal hyaline membrane disease is caused by incomplete excretion of lung fluid at birth, leading to breathing difficulties and oxygenation issues. It will improve after gradual absorption. Feeding should be infrequent and in small amounts to prevent vomiting and aspiration; when bottle-feeding, the nipple should be small to avoid coughing. Severe cases may be fed via nasogastric tube or intravenous fluids, with multiple small transfusions of plasma or intravenous nutrition if necessary.