Congenital pneumonia

**Definition:** Congenital pneumonia is an acute respiratory infection contracted prenatally or during the intrapartum period that is caused by a virus, bacteria, or fungi.

**Long definition:** Congenital pneumonia is an acute respiratory infection contracted prenatally or during the intrapartum period that is caused by a virus, bacteria, or fungi, and leads to alveolar consolidation in one or more lungs and lobes as shown on chest radiograph and demonstrated by respiratory distress and oxygen dependency in the newborn

**Inclusions:** - infective pneumonia acquired in utero or during birth

**Exclusions:** - Neonatal aspiration syndromes - Pneumonitis