Question
A one-month-old baby developed pneumonia after a cold that did not heal, and it has been ongoing for a month. Do they need to be hospitalized? What are the treatment methods?
Answer
Neonatal pneumonia has various types, mainly related to the source of infection, with viral and bacterial infections being the most common, and foreign body aspiration also being a common cause of neonatal pneumonia. Symptoms of neonatal pneumonia include difficulty breathing, suffocation, and in severe cases, respiratory failure. Infectious pneumonia often comes with high fever. Since neonatal pneumonia progresses rapidly, it requires high attention and is usually treated with hospitalization. The recovery time depends on the severity of the condition and the baby’s resistance factors.