Symptoms
Breathing difficulty is the main symptom of BPD in infants. Other symptoms include:
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Bluish skin color
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Breathing too fast or shortness of breath
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Coughing or wheezing
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Trouble feeding or frequent vomiting
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Sucked-in ribs and chest
- Poor posture of the neck, shoulders and trunk
Causes
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Prematurity, when your baby is born before the lungs, and especially the air sacs, are fully developed
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Oxygen use- high concentrations of oxygen can damage the cells of the lungs
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Mechanical ventilation. Some premature babies require breathing machines, suctioning of the airways, and the use of a endotracheal tube, which is placed in the trachea and connected to a breathing machine