Families and the Public
• August 15, 2022
The Use of CPAP for Premature Babies or Babies with RDS
The Use of CPAP for Premature Babies or Babies with RDS
Giving birth is the most wonderful and yet incredibly complex process. A baby has to undergo multiple adjustments from the moment it leaves mommy’s womb. In some, a baby’s transition outside can be extremely challenging. Preterm birth, difficult delivery or even a mixture of both may threaten newborn life and the core reason mainly stands for breathing problems. Luckily, state-of-the-art medicine technologies allow premature babies to get the required medical care with specific breathing support systems based in NICUs. What Infants Strive for Special Care? Actually, there are many factors doctors rely on in moving babies to NICU. However, each clinical case is unique and needs a detailed assessment before an ultimate decision. So the below points are vital to check on:- Alterations in a newborn’s organ systems as a result of oxygen lack.
- The infant’s neck is wrapped with the umbilical cord.
- Giving birth precedes gestational age (less than 37 weeks)
- Extremely small weight (lower than 5 pounds)
- RDS or stopping breathing
- Various infections like herpes, chlamydia and group B streptococcus
- Hypoglycemia or seizures
- Resuscitation in the delivery room or congenital disabilities
- Special procedures necessity as blood transfusion