When infants have a lower birth weight or younger gestational age, there is a greater risk of<unk> . With the advancement of neonatal intensive care units and the greater technology available, there are more successful premature births compared to the past. With the greater number of premature infants being born, there is also a greater number of children with<unk> . Approximately 85 percent of infants born with a weight less than experience<unk>  within the first month after birth. This risk decreases to 25 percent for infants weighing less than . Studies have found that almost 2% of the pediatric population experience obstructive sleep apnea.
Infantile apnea
Transient tachypnea of the newborn
Apnea of prematurity
Tracheomalacia
Meconium aspiration syndrome
Ichthyosis prematurity syndrome
Infant respiratory distress syndrome
Hyperventilation syndrome