Researchers look for ways to prevent respiratory failure and pulmonary hypertension in newborns

Respiratory failure of newborns at birth is one of the most serious problems in modern neonatology. Thanks to improvements in the quality of perinatal care in Poland, for several years we have seen a slight decrease in the percentage of newborns born prematurely. On the other hand, the number of deliveries by cesarean section - both for elective indications and preceded by an attempted natural childbirth - has been increasing for several years. Currently, in some centers, the percentage of cesarean sections has already exceeded 50%.

- In the case of delivery by cesarean section in newborns due to impaired adaptation to ectopic life, we have to deal with impaired absorption of pulmonary fluid, the backlog of which in th...