Patient's question:
My child had respiratory distress right after birth and has been in an incubator in the intensive care unit for examination. All of us in the family cannot see the child, and we are very worried. How long is it usually for a newborn with respiratory distress to be under care?Doctor's answer:
Newborn respiratory distress is very dangerous. The specific duration of care depends on the child's condition. Newborn respiratory distress refers to a disease characterized by pathological and physiological changes such as hypoxemia, hypercapnia, and acidosis, occurring due to various pre-, intrapartum, or postpartum conditions that cause the fetus to inhale water, leading to recurrent intrauterine distress or recurrent breathing and circulatory failure during the delivery process, resulting in uncontrolled breathing or the inability to establish regular breathing within the first minute after birth.