Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Is your newborn breathing fast? Newborn babies can exhibit some unusual breathing patterns, most of which are not cause for alarm.

Grunting may lead to worry if you are hearing it for the first time in your newborn baby. You may feel unsure whether it is normal. This sound may occur during the first few hours or days after birth.

Four years ago this month, every beat of newborn Justice Altidor’s heart came with labored breathing. Even after surgeons at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta cut blood vessels from her heart, which ...