The Most Common Complications of Premature Births. The risk of complications increases the earlier the baby is born. Any complication that a premature newborn experiences will be treated in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). Immature Lungs â Most babies have mature lungs by 36 weeks of gestation.
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Respiratory failure can occur during an acute exacerbation of COPD or in a patient who has end-stage lung disease. Other COPD Complications. Other complications of COPD include pneumonia, polycythemia, and pneumothorax. Pneumonia caused by bacterial infection can lead to respiratory failure in these patients. Streptococcus pneumoniae is the most common cause of bacterial pneumonia in patients with COPD.