The Infant respiratory distress syndrome often worsens for 2 to 4 days after birth with slow improvement thereafter. Some infants with severe respiratory distress syndrome will die, although this is rare on the first day of life. If it occurs, it usually happens between days 2 and 7.
Long-term complications may develop as a result of too much oxygen, high pressures delivered to the lungs, the severity of the Infant respiratory distress syndrome itself, or periods when the brain or other organs did not receive enough oxygen.
What to expect if I have Neonatal respiratory distress syndrome  (Outlook/Prognosis)?
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Long-term complications may develop as a result of too much oxygen, high pressures delivered to the lungs, the severity of the {{NAME}} respiratory distress syndrome itself, or periods when the brain or other organs did not receive enough oxygen.