Most common cause of respiratory distress after birth in first 24 hours is –: (A) Neonatal sepsis, (B) Meconium aspiration, (C) Bacterial pneumonia, (D) Air embolism
Answer is B. Most common cause of respiratory distress in a term or post-term neonate —3 Meconium aspiration.
Most common cause of respiratory distress in a preterm infant —> hyaline membrane disease.