Pneumonia in the newborn

The studies reviewed in this paper have been made in India on babies looked after in hospital as indoor patients during the first four weeks of life. Some of the studies on hospital-born babies have the advantage of availability of detailed and accurate perinatal history, closer observation and more definitive diagnosis. An attempt has been made to highlight the results of prospective studies. Understandably, this report is based on relatively more serious cases, who possibly could not be looked after at home.