Pneumonia in newborns at birth is called neonatal pneumonia, which can be categorized into prenatal infection, infection at birth, and postnatal infection according to the time of occurrence of the infection.
1. Pre-birth infection: pre-birth infection means that the fetus is infected in the womb of the mother, mainly because the mother is infected by pathogens that enter the fetus through the bloodstream, or because the fetus inhales the contaminated amniotic fluid of the mother, which leads to lung infection.
2. Infection at birth: most of the infections at birth are caused by the fetus inhaling the contaminated secretions from the mother’s birth canal during delivery, and may also be caused by insufficient disinfection of the umbilical cord when the fetus is disconnected.
3. Post-birth infection: After delivery, the fetus has low immunity and poor resistance to external pathogens. If the protection is not in place after birth, the fetus may be infected by pathogens in the surrounding environment, which may lead to pneumonia.
Newborns born with pneumonia, there may be other reasons, it is recommended to go to the hospital in a timely manner, improve the examination to determine the cause of the disease, under the guidance of the doctor to give targeted treatment or treatment.