Neonatal Sepsis
Overview
Neonatal Sepsis is a kind of blood infection that occurs in an infant younger than 90 days. Early-onset sepsis is visible in the first week of life. Early-onset neonatal sepsis most often appears within 24 hours of birth. The baby gets the infection from the mother before or during delivery.
General symptoms include:
- Body temperature changes
- Breathing problems
- Diarrhea
- Low blood sugar
- Reduced movements
- Seizures
- Slow heart rate
- Swollen belly area
- Vomiting
- Yellow skin
Its major causes are:
- Group B streptococcus infection during pregnancy
- Premature delivery
- Water breaking (rupture of membranes) that lasts longer than 24 hours before birth
- Infection of the placenta tissues and amniotic fluid (chorioamnionitis)
Other Conditions & Treatments
- Apnea
- Atrial Septal Defect (ASD)
- Celiac Care Programme
- Clubfoot Treatment
- Hirschsprung’s Disease
- Neonatal Anemia
- Neonatal Jaundice
- Patent Ductus Arteriosus (PDA)
- Vesicoureteral Reflux Surgery