Maternal blood aspiration: an unusual cause of respiratory distress in a neonate.
Maternal blood aspiration is an unusual cause of respiratory distress in neonates. It is occasionally seen in babies born to mothers with antepartum haemorrhage (APH). We report a term neonate with a history of maternal APH who developed respiratory distress soon after birth with a radiological appearance compatible with aspiration syndrome. The infant required ventilation for 36 hours. The aspirated blood was the mother's.
Deodhar
J
J
Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, KEM Hospital, Rasta Peth, Pune, India. deodhar@vsnl.com
Kadam
S
S
Pharande
P
P
Vaidya
U
U
Pandit
A
A
D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D011015:Pneumonia, Aspiration / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011247:Pregnancy; D011249:Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular; D011859:Radiography; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D014592:Uterine Hemorrhage