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Transient tachypnea of the newborn
Meconium aspiration syndrome
Acute respiratory distress syndrome
Tracheomalacia
Haemorrhagic disease of the newborn
Upper airway resistance syndrome
Sudden infant death syndrome
Hypoplastic right heart syndrome