health sectionhealth sectionHyaline membrane disease is a condition that occurs in newborns whose lungs failed to develop fully in the womb. Sometimes called respiratory distress disorder, the condition is most common in infants born at less than 28 weeks of gestation, according to the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
Hyaline membrane disease (HMD) is an old name for a severe condition of newborn infants that today is called respiratory distress syndrome (RDS). In the past, while RDS was used for newborns born younger than 38 weeks of gestation but more than 32 weeks, HMD referred to those with respiratory distress born younger than 32 weeks gestation and weighing less than 1,200 grams.
