Here some essential details to know about sepsis in babies or also called neonatal sepsis.
SEPSIS IN BABIES – A serious medical condition called neonatal sepsis is very dangerous for babies and here are some things to know about this.
Life-threatening and alarming is sepsis which is a condition caused by how the body responds to infection. Old people aging 65 and above, infants, pregnant women, with underlying diabetes, lung disease, cancer, and kidney disease, weak immune system, sepsis survivors are among the people at higher risk to likely get this kind of medical condition.
And babies, being one of the most vulnerable in the group, can have one and can develop within a few months of birth (up to 90 days) and to them, it is called neonatal sepsis. Premature infants are especially at higher chances compared to those who are born on time.
Children who are older also have chances because they get exposed to bacterial infections such as urinary tract infections, skin infections, pneumonia, appendicitis, and meningitis. If these are not treated, it can possibly fall to sepsis.
Here are the various reasons why a newborn gets sepsis:
- the mother has chorioamnionitis or infection of the amniotic fluid
- premature birth
- low weight birth
- water of the mother breaks early
- baby is still in te hospital treated for another condition
- mother’s birth canal has bacteria as per an article from Cleveland Clinic
Here are the symptoms to babies:
- not feeding well
- very sleepy
- very irritable
- apnea or breathing problems
- vomiting or diarrhea
- high fever (over 100.4 degrees F or over 38.1 degrees C)
- low body temperature despite full clothing
- paleness
Early diagnosis and treatment for sepsis is one of the best ways to stop this. But the treatment in babies depends on the severity, symptoms shown, age, and the baby’s general health.
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