Swollen eyelids in newborns may be due to amniotic fluid immersion, insect bite dermatitis, localized inflammation and other factors.
1. Amniotic fluid immersion: newborns are still relatively small, because before birth, has been immersed in amniotic fluid, after birth, there can be eyelid swelling phenomenon, most of which will soon subside.
2. insect bite dermatitis: newborns after birth, if there are mosquitoes in the room, eyelids in the bite, the local blood vessels will be dilated and permeability enhancement, which triggered the oozing, the newborn eyelid swelling symptoms.
3. Local inflammation: If the mother has a birth canal infection, during delivery, bacteria may stimulate the child’s eyelid area, resulting in blepharoconjunctivitis, which leads to local inflammation, and then there will be redness, swelling, pain and other symptoms.
Newborn eyelid swelling, there may be other reasons, it is recommended to go to the hospital in time to improve the examination to clarify the cause of the disease, under the guidance of the doctor to give targeted treatment or treatment.