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Recognizing Serious Neonatal Illnesses: Signs and Symptoms

Learn to identify life-threatening conditions in newborns such as convulsions, breathing issues, fever, chest retraction, and more. This guide provides essential information on neonatal health indicators and when to seek medical help.

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Recognizing Serious Neonatal Illnesses: Signs and Symptoms

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  1. Chapter 3Clinical signs of serious neonatal illness

  2. Danger signs in neonates • Not feeding well • Convulsions • Drowsy or unconscious • Fast breathing • Grunting • Severe chest indrawing • Fever >38 • Hypothermia <35.5) • Central cyanosis • Apnoea

  3. Drowsy or unconscious

  4. Severe chest in-drawing (Ref. p.87)

  5. Abdominal distension - cellulitis (Ref. p.54)

  6. Purpuric (septic) spots, abdominal distension (Ref. p.168)

  7. Abdominal distension: bowel obstruction (Ref. p.283)

  8. Jaundice, abdominal distension (Ref. p.64)

  9. Cellulitis / osteomyelitis (Ref. p.288)

  10. Septic arthritis (Ref. p.186, 289)

  11. Skin pustules: staph infection

  12. Breast abscess (Ref. p.287)

  13. Fever and umbilical redness and swelling (Ref. p.54)

  14. Conjunctivitis (Ref. p.66)

  15. Trismus and increased muscle tone - neonatal tetanus (Ref. P.25)

  16. Birth Asphyxia (Ref. p. 47-49)

  17. Congenital syphilis (Ref. p. 67)

  18. Danger signs in neonates • Not feeding well • Convulsions • Drowsy or unconscious • Fast breathing • Grunting • Severe chest indrawing • Fever >38 • Hypothermia <35.5) • Central cyanosis • Apnoea

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