title: Maternal blood aspiration: an unusual cause of respiratory distress in a neonate.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, KEM Hospital, Rasta Peth, Pune, India. deodhar@vsnl.com
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Deodhar
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kadam
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Pharande
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Vaidya
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pandit
mesh_terms: 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