Question
What should be paid attention to in newborn pneumonia health education? With an increasing number of newborn pneumonia cases, which hospital offers newborn pneumonia health education courses?
Answer
Newborn pneumonia is mainly categorized into two types: newborn aspiration pneumonia and newborn infectious pneumonia. Aspiration pneumonia can further be divided into amniotic fluid aspiration pneumonia, meconium aspiration pneumonia, and milk aspiration pneumonia. For infants with milk aspiration pneumonia, the following precautions should be taken: premature infants should not increase their milk intake too quickly; if there is a suspicion of esophageal atresia or other abnormalities, there may be a risk of aspiration before confirmation, so it is usually recommended to use water or glucose water for the first feeding. After feeding, elevate the head of the bed and have the baby lie on their side to help reduce the risk of aspiration. These common health knowledge points can be downloaded online or obtained through attending related knowledge lectures at hospitals.