Question
My baby is just 20 days old and hasn’t been eating much milk recently. The hospital said it’s pneumonia. What are the symptoms of neonatal pneumonia at 50 days old?
Answer
The symptoms of neonatal pneumonia within 50 days include the appearance of blue or milk rejection reactions around the mouth, milk suffocation, nasal flaring, inspiratory triad, and hypoactivity. Since newborns have underdeveloped lungs, they may not exhibit coughing symptoms. Some children may have upper respiratory tract infection symptoms in the early stages, such as nasal congestion and runny nose. When parents see their newborns vomiting foam, not eating or crying, they should be vigilant. If the baby shows poor responsiveness, a blue or gray complexion, moaning like an adult, and shortness of breath, with the tiny nose continuously stimulating the small head to breathe a little at a time (medically known as nodding respiration), and the soft tissue between the sternum and ribs sinking during inhalation, the situation is quite serious, and immediate hospital treatment should be sought.