Talking about premature babies, people can not help but think of those weak lives in the isolation room incubator. Premature infants are a special group of newborns. Their physiological and pathological characteristics mean that they should be given special care and care at birth. Mothers of premature babies have to pay more patience to take care of their babies. How can scientific nursing help them catch up with full-term babies as soon as possible?
Premature infants should be cared for
Premature babies are those whose gestational age is less than 37 weeks (less than 260 days), birth weight is less than 2,500 grams and length is less than 46 centimeters. Premature infants are vulnerable to a series of diseases due to immature development of tissues and organs, incomplete function, poor living ability and low resistance.
Brain immaturity: resulting in slow brain development, which leads to lower IQ and poor social skills. Because the brain is immature, it may also cause cerbral palsy, which affects IQ.
Immature intestine: If immature, it is vulnerable to bacterial infection. Bacteria that grow in the intestine can rupture the intestine and then run into other parts of the baby’s body, which may cause the baby to die.
Lung: Lung-related diseases are susceptible to infection, some of which can’t be rid of for a lifetime. In addition, his breathing problems, such as sudden cessation of breathing in infancy.
Eye: There is a problem with the eyelids, which causes cataract.
This shows that premature babies need more care and care.
Tips: If babies are born within 28 to 33 weeks, the chances of these problems are relatively low. Then, if a baby is born at or after the 34th week, the problem will be less, because his physical development is close to maturity of full-term babies.
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