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