Hyaline Membrane Disease treatment in Magdalena Contreras

Hyaline membrane disease, also known as newborn respiratory distress syndrome, mainly affects premature babies whose lungs do not yet produce enough surfactant, the substance that helps keep the alveoli open.

How it presents: it usually appears in the first hours of life with rapid breathing, labored breathing, grunting, and a bluish coloring of the skin.

Associated factors: the main one is prematurity, since lung maturity is completed in the last weeks of pregnancy.

Which specialist treats it? The neonatologist is the doctor who cares for newborns with this condition, with support from the pediatrician for later follow-up. If a baby shows difficulty breathing, it requires urgent attention from specialized staff.