Neonatal apnea is defined as the cessation of respiratory gas exchange or respiratory arrest in newborns for >20 seconds with or without a decrease in heart rate. Apnea can also be diagnosed when the respiratory system stops working for >15 seconds, accompanied by a decrease in heart rate. There are many causes of neonatal apnea, the most common being infections, the second being prematurity, the imperfect development of the respiratory center in preterm infants, and the third being hunger, cold, and irritation, which can also cause apnea. Apnea can be improved clinically in the early stage by touching or stroking the back of the child and playing the soles of the child’s feet for in vitro stimulation to stimulate breathing. Apnea is more frequent, the longer the case, you can resort to drugs that stimulate the respiratory center, the clinical application of a class of drugs is often theophylline and aminophylline drugs, it also has the effect of stimulating the respiratory center, can also play a very good effect. If the respiratory center of the child still cannot be restored or further aggravated, it is necessary to use a ventilator to perform artificially assisted breathing to improve or pass this dangerous period.