| A | B |
|---|
| Respiratory Distress Syndrome | immature lung development and lack of surfactant lead to poor breathing |
| Bronchopulmonaray Dysplasia | scarring of the lungs |
| apnea | can cause O2 saturations to drop below 80% |
| bradycardia | heart rate below 100 bpm |
| Intraventricular Hemorrhage | bleeding within the ventricle of the brain due to fragile blood vessels in the premature baby |
| Periventricular leukomalacia | brain damage to the white matter of the brain |
| retinopathy of prematurity | damage to blood vessels in retina due to high oxygen levels |
| patent ductus | a persistence of the hole between the pulmonary artery and the aorta |
| meconium aspiration | during delivery the infant inhales a mixture of meconium and amniotic fluid |
| anoxia | loss of blood flow (oxygen) to the brain |
| low birth weight | weighing less than 5 1/2 pounds |
| hyperbilirubinemia | high levels in the blood of the byproduct of breaking down red blood cells |
| anemia | low red blood cell count |
| sepsis | infection in the blood |
