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Factors that may lower oxygen in the baby after birth include: Severe anemia, or a low blood cell count, that limits the oxygen-carrying ability of the blood; Low blood pressure or shock; Respiratory problems that limit oxygen intake; Heart or lung disease; Low oxygen levels may decrease a baby's heart rate, blood pressure and blood flow out of the heart.
High levels of hemoglobin and RBCs help fetal blood carry enough oxygen to developing babies in utero. After the birth, more oxygen is available and a baby's hemoglobin level normally drops to a low point at about 2 months of age. This is called physiologic anemia of infancy. This temporary and expected drop in the blood count is normal and no treatment is needed because the baby's body soon starts making RBCs on its own.