Transient tachypnea of the neonate
A mild respiratory problem in neonates, typically beginning after birth and generally lasting about 2 days
Also known as type II respiratory distress syndrome, wet lung, and TTN
Causes
Delayed absorption of fetal lung fluid after birth
Commonly observed in neonates born by cesarean birth because these neonates don’t receive the thoracic compression that helps to expel fluid during vaginal delivery
Additional risk factors
Neonates of mothers who smoked during pregnancy
Neonates of diabetic mothers
Neonates who are small for gestational age
Neonates who are small or premature, or who were born rapidly by vaginal delivery (may not have received effective squeezing of the thorax to remove fetal lung fluid)
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