Question
Doctor, my baby is just 20 days old and the doctor says he has neonatal pneumonia and needs to be hospitalized. The baby will be under their care, but we’re not comfortable with that. However, the baby is eating and sleeping well, but has a severe nose blockage, some vomiting of white bubbles, and is peeling skin. Is this condition treatable? How severe is it?
Answer
Neonatal pneumonia is extremely serious. It can lead to heart failure, which is life-threatening! All newborns in the country are hospitalized without parents present, primarily to avoid cross-infection. Medical staff are on duty 24/7. Your child’s presence of bubbles and a nose blockage indicates that the child indeed has pneumonia. Newborns have an insignificant cough reflex because they lack the strength to cough, which does not mean their coughing is not severe! There will be no sequelae after pneumonia.