Question

My baby was born less than a month ago and has been diagnosed with pneumonia. I would like to know what symptoms of neonatal pneumonia are there?

Answer

Neonatal pneumonia is mainly caused by infection. The specific symptoms include:

  1. Vomiting milk: Most of the symptoms of neonatal pneumonia are vomiting milk, and the symptoms are not obvious in newborns. Generally, there is no cough, and if the body temperature does not rise, there is still a possibility of it dropping.
  2. Increased breathing rate: When pneumonia occurs, the baby’s breathing rate increases significantly; during the neonatal period, the breathing rate should not exceed 40 times per minute when sleeping.
  3. Face turns blue: When the baby has difficulty breathing, his face turns blue, usually indicating oxygen deficiency, with lips turning pale and limbs becoming distinctly cold. Severe pneumonia can cause difficulty in breathing and easy oxygen deficiency in children.