Respiratory depression in newborns

Mothers should take their children to the emergency department immediately when they see shallow breathing, irregular irregularity, pale skin, especially with the chest pulled. This is a manifestation of respiratory distress - a high cause of death in newborns, especially premature babies.

After the baby's mother's womb, internal organs begin to function and coordinate very smoothly to maintain respiratory function. If that adaptability is disordered, symptoms of respiratory distress will occur in children. This is a symptom of many diseases not only in the respiratory system but also in the heart, meninges, or merely because of a hypothermia, hypoglycemia .

If you see one of the following symptoms, your child may be in respiratory distress:

- Breathing disorders: Observe and count breathing rates. Children breathe shallow, unevenly, breathing over 60 times / minute.

- Skin color: Young skin is purple or pale. Whole or purple cyanosis around the lips and extremities.

- Children have difficulty breathing, pulling the chest and the intercostal muscles, concave sternum. The movement of the chest and abdomen is not rhythmic. The nostrils of the nostrils with a groan let out a breath.

When the child has respiratory failure, the body suffers from lack of oxygen, if not overcome, there will be serious consequences. Children must be examined and diagnosed correctly for proper treatment. In fact, there are cases of respiratory failure that cannot be treated with internal medicine but must be resolved by surgery or emergency procedures, such as esophageal obstruction - gas leak of the esophagus, diaphragmatic hernia, spill pneumothorax .

While preparing to take the child to the hospital, it is necessary to quickly clear the airway, especially for children with breathing due to choking or choking sputum, drooling. Wash your mouth and throat with your fingers and towel. Quickly use a child's mouth or nasal suction device. Must be quick and gentle, avoid damaging the oral mucosa. Expand diaper, shirt for easy breathing. Keep warm with blankets, warm water bags, be careful not to burn young. Holding the baby in the head position is a bit high, facing up to breathe easily.

To prevent respiratory failure in newborns, in addition to early detection of pathologies, foster care factors are also important. Children should not be cold, keep children at outdoor temperature 27-28 degrees Celsius, especially in winter. Be sure to breastfeed well, breastfeed your baby on demand but if your baby sleeps longer than 3 hours, do not wake up and wake up to feed. Many mothers find their babies sleeping fast to sleep, sometimes 5-6 hours. Thus children will be hungry, hypoglycemia, hypothermia and may lead to breathing failure.