Description
Neonatal Respiratory Distress Syndrome (NRDS) was the most common complication seen in premature babies. This condition makes breathing difficult for the baby.
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Symptoms
Symptoms usually appear within minutes from the birth. Symptoms include:
* Skin color is blue
* Apnea
* decreased urine
* Snorts
* Arm or leg swelling
* Respiratory short
* Shortness of breath and grunting sounds while breathing
Treatment
Infants were born prematurely have a quite high risk for this syndrome. Therefore, require immediate medical attention.
Source: medlineplus and UMM.
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