The newborn is at increased risk for respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) because of the factor that the baby is premature.
Describe respiratory distress syndrome (RDS)?
When a baby is born early (prematurely), its lungs are not fully matured, which causes respiratory distress syndrome (RDS). At around week 26 of pregnancy, the lungs begin to produce a liquid called surfactant. The lungs produce more surfactant as the fetus develops. The lungs' tiny air sacs are coated with a surfactant, which helps prevent them from collapsing. To allow oxygen from the lungs to enter the blood and to release carbon dioxide from the blood into the lungs, the air sacs must be open. While RDS can affect other neonates, it is more frequently seen in premature infants.
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