What to Expect After Discharge from the Hospital for Neonatal Pneumonia

Newborns with pneumonia should pay attention to the living environment, respiratory care, temperature monitoring and so on. 1. Pay attention to the living environment: the environment where the newborn lives must be hygienic and clean, and keep the indoor air fresh, often open the windows to ventilate, which is conducive to promoting the recovery of the newborn’s condition, and can reduce the possibility of respiratory infectious diseases. 2. Respiratory care: newborns with pneumonia are often discharged from the hospital after the lung function is still relatively poor, we must pay attention to respiratory care, pay attention to newborns to keep warm, and often to the newborns turn over and pat the back, which is conducive to promote the discharge of secretions. 3. Temperature monitoring: because the newborn is relatively small, after the discharge of pneumonia may still be recurring phenomenon, pay attention to monitor the body temperature. After the discharge of neonatal pneumonia, if you find abnormalities, such as abnormal temperature, or shortness of breath, you should promptly go to the hospital, follow the doctor’s instructions to improve the examination and treatment.