The main causes of dry cough in newborns are choking, acute bronchitis and pneumonia.
1. Choking: The swallowing function of newborns is underdeveloped and the throat is narrow. If the parents are not careful when breastfeeding, it will cause the newborn to choke on the milk, which will lead to dry cough.
2. Acute bronchitis: If the bronchial mucosa and surrounding tissues of the newborn are infected by microorganisms, triggering acute bronchitis, it will stimulate bronchial spasm and cause dry cough.
3. Pneumonia: If a newborn suffers from pneumonia, some of the early symptoms of the child may be a dry cough, and then gradually cough up sputum.
Newborn dry cough, there may be other reasons, such as gastroesophageal reflux, 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.