the baby was born yesterday and since then the baby is having hiccups and has been monitored by ECG and not been fed and is on IV what could be the reason? The doctors have been telling that the reason is because the baby drank the fluid in the womb. It was a c-section delivery.
Hello, Your baby does not have hiccups. She is having respiratory difficulty due to fluid aspirated in the womb. Actually sometimes baby aspirate amniotic fluid in the lungs due to some cause results in a pneumonia-like condition, that needs to be treated in ICU. Baby is probably receiving antibiotics, IV fluid, oxygen support. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.  