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Neonatal Sepsis Treatment in Delhi, India
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Neonatal Sepsis is a kind of blood infection that occurs in an infant younger than 90 days. Early-onset sepsis is visible in the first week of life. Early-onset neonatal sepsis most often appears within 24 hours of birth. The baby gets the infection from the mother before or during delivery.
SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS
General symptoms include:
- Body temperature changes
- Breathing problems
- Diarrhea
- Low blood sugar
- Reduced movements
- Seizures
- Slow heart rate
- Swollen belly area
- Vomiting
- Yellow skin
CAUSES
Its major causes are:
- Group B streptococcus infection during pregnancy
- Premature delivery
- Water breaking (rupture of membranes) that lasts longer than 24 hours before birth
- Infection of the placenta tissues and amniotic fluid (chorioamnionitis)