DISEASE AND CONDITIONS

disease and conditions

• Birth Trauma: Infants who sustain birth injuries are at risk for neuro developmental impairment and need close monitoring to appropriately attain developmental milestones. Birth trauma could occur for a number of reasons and could display mild to life-threatening signs. Some after-effects of birth trauma could get reflected in the form of feeding problems, bonding issues, and emotional health, while more serious conditions could be Brachial Plexus Injuries, Brain Damage, and so, on.
• Jaundice: Also known as neonatal hyper bilirubinemia, it is one of the most common conditions that occur within the first two weeks after birth. The ailment generally occurs when there is a high level of Bilirubin (a yellow pigment of red blood cells) in the bloodstream and the baby’s liver isn’t able to remove the excess pigment.
• Respiratory Dysfunction: This is also known As Infant Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Newborn Respiratory Distress Syndrome (NRDS), Hyaline Membrane Disease or Surfactant Deficiency Lung Disease. This happens when the newborn baby’s lungs are not completely developed and are unable to provide an adequate amount of oxygen and thus, cause breathing difficulties.
• Neonatal Infection: These refer to infections contracted during prenatal development or within the first four weeks after birth. These infections could be acquired and transmitted from mother to child, during childbirth in the birth canal or within days after birth. These infections can be caused by viruses, fungi, parasites or bacteria from the environment.
• Haemolytic Disorders: This blood disorder is found in fetuses or newborn babies and sometimes can be fatal due to a lack of medical intervention at the right time. The disorder occurs when the Red Blood Cells (RBCs) that generally last for about 120 days fail to last that long. This generally occurs when the blood types of the mother and the unborn baby do not match.
• Congenital Malformations (CM): These birth defects are referred to as alternations or abnormalities in the structure or function of the organs of the babies. These can be classified as major or minor anomalies depending on the magnitude of the structural and functional disorders and the need for medical support or treatment. Some examples of CM include Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome, Common Truncus, Interrupted Aortic Arch, Transposition of Great Arteries and so forth.