Sentences with phrase «underdeveloped lungs»

Like the puppy born with underdeveloped lungs in the birth that I witnessed, sometimes nature never intended for a puppy to make it past the first few breaths of air outside the womb.

They had to stay in the NICU for 11 days because they each had one slightly underdeveloped lung, and some eating issues...

Infants born early are more likely to be low weight and suffer complicated health problems including underdeveloped lungs.

However, preterm infants are born with underdeveloped lungs and immature immune systems that put them at heightened risk for developing severe RSV disease, often requiring hospitalization.

One of the main medical complications that can occur with premature infants is respiratory problems, or lung problems, since preemie babies usually have underdeveloped lungs.

Premature babies are known for having respiratory problems due to their underdeveloped lungs, but did you know that later term babies can have breathing issues too?

For early babies, or those who are assumed to be premature, you might need to check into a hospital that has a NICU equipped to handle babies with underdeveloped lungs and nervous systems.

As a result, the baby is born prematurely and at risk for a range of health problems such as immature, underdeveloped lungs, difficulty in the regulation of body temperature, impaired feeding, and impacted weight gain.

The best available treatment for babies born with underdeveloped lungs is to put them on a ventilator — a mechanical device that pushes oxygen into their lungs — but those are far from ideal.

«They're also slower to develop physically than girls prenatally, which means they're more likely to die if they are preemies due to underdeveloped lung or brain development,» Dr. Legato explains.

Unfortunately one of them resulted in the death of a puppy (born with underdeveloped lungs).