Prognosis
Continued growth and development of pulmonary and other tissues offers good prospects for long-term survival and progressive improvement in most infants who survive congenital pneumonia. Nevertheless, although quantitation of risk is difficult and is strongly influenced by gestational age, congenital anomalies, and coexisting cardiovascular disease, there is a consensus that congenital pneumonia increases the following:
Chronic lung disease
Prolonged need for respiratory support
Childhood otitis media
Reactive airway disease
Severity of subsequent early childhood respiratory infections
Complications attendant to these conditions