Question

What is Blue baby? explain

Answer 1

As the name depicts, the blue baby syndrome is the bluish discoloration of an infant's skin due to a lack of oxygen in the hemoglobin of their blood. It is also called as Infant Methemoglobinemia. A few babies are born with certain conditions or defects of heart leading to blue or cyanotic babies.

Answer 2

A baby who is cyanotic (blue), due usually to a heart malformation that prevents the baby's blood from being fully oxygenated. The bluish color reflects the deoxygenated state of the blood. (Oxygenated blood is red.)