There are about 15 million premature babies born
Among them, there are about 1.1 million
How to protect these little angels who "report in advance"?
Recently, "Li Live Broadcast·Famous Doctor Consultation" specially invited Nanjing Maternal and Child Health Hospital Chief Physician Chen Xiaohui answered questions online to provide you with a complete guide to care for premature babies.
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What is premature baby?
Premature babies refer to newborns with gestational age less than 37 weeks, and their weight is mostly less than 2500g. Among them, premature babies with a birth weight between 1000g and 1499g are called extremely low birth weight babies, and those with a birth weight less than 1000g are called ultra-low birth weight babies.
Premature babies are not mature in their organs and have defects in immune function. They often suffer from severe diseases such as respiratory distress, asphyxiation, nervous system abnormalities, developmental delays, congenital heart disease, , neonatal sepsis and other severe diseases. These "early angels" face challenges every day after birth and require more care and care from us.
Breast milk is the best choice for premature babies!
For premature babies, choose breast milk or premature infant formula? Director Chen Xiaohui said that breast milk is not only rich in nutrition, but also contains a variety of immune active substances , which can help babies improve resistance , improve intestinal microecology and reduce the risk of allergies, and is the best choice for babies. Some premature mothers have some problems with their physical condition, so there may not be a lot of milk in the first few days after delivery, but don’t worry. As long as you feed frequently and milk frequently, and build up your confidence, most mothers can meet the baby’s feeding needs. If the mother does have insufficient breast milk, she can also choose to use donated breast milk or premature infant formula to enhance feeding.
Don’t forget to follow up regularly after being discharged from the hospital!
After the premature baby is successfully discharged from the hospital, parents should not forget to take their children back to the hospital for follow-up examination regularly. Babies under 6 months are followed up once a month, and babies over 6 months are followed once a month. Babies with gestational age of over 28 weeks are recommended to follow up until two years old, while babies with gestational age of less than 28 weeks are recommended to follow up until three years old. The content of follow-up is mainly physical growth monitoring, neurodevelopment monitoring and growth management suggestions. Comprehensive follow-up and timely intervention are crucial to the growth and development of premature babies.
is not enough to catch up too much!
catching up to grow is also called compensatory growth. It is a growth and development phenomenon unique to premature babies, low birth weight babies, and children with limited growth or slow growth. The first year after birth, especially before 6 months, is the best time to catch up with growth. Only by ensuring balanced nutrition and reasonable feeding can the baby complete his growth. It should also be noted that you should avoid excessive growth when catching up with growth. When the height and weight of a premature baby catch up to the 25-50th percentile of the corresponding age standard, it is recommended to gradually switch to the ordinary feeding mode. Because excessive catching up may have some long-term impact on children, increasing the incidence of diseases such as obesity in adulthood, hypertension, , diabetes, and other diseases.
Parental care cannot be replaced!
Many parents of premature babies believe that it is safest to stay in the hospital and professional medical staff to take care of their children. Director Chen Xiaohui said that this idea is wrong, and currently more family-centered care concept is advocated. Family members are the best caregivers of children. While the hospital provides professional medical technology, family members must also participate in the care of premature babies to the greatest extent. At present, the neonatal intensive care unit of Nanjing Maternal and Child Health Hospital has gradually begun to open to parents, and parents are encouraged to come to the neonatal ward to see their babies. If the baby is in a stable condition, kangaroo care can be taken in the hospital to allow the baby to have close contact with his parents. This will not only benefit the baby's physical and mental health, but also help the mother's health and the establishment of a parent-child relationship.
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