Respiratory distress syndrome
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Dr. Mary Ellen Avery, pediatrician at Children's Hospital, talks about hyaline membrane disease and respiratory distress syndrome in premature infants. (Lung tissue is stiff, making breathing difficult, and can lead to broncho-pulmonary dysplasia.) Vitamin E as antioxidant is suggested as treatment in recent study at Yale New Haven Medical Center. Neonatal unit of extremely tiny babies in incubators with breathing apparatus.
