What should I pay attention to in the special care of premature infants?
The World Health Organization refers to newborns with a gestational age of less than 37 weeks and a birth weight of less than 2,500 grams as preterm infants. Premature infants are bright red, breathing shallow, fast and irregular, poor sucking power, poor thermoregulation and various reflexes, and low arousal. Special attention should be paid to the feeding and care of premature infants.
What should I pay attention to in the care of premature infants?
1. Pay attention to keeping warm
The indoor temperature should be kept at 20 25, the temperature of the bed should be kept at 30 32, and the room should be open frequently to let in the air. When changing diapers, move quickly and do not chill your child. Body weight less than 2When 5 kg, do not bathe, you can use cooking oil every 2 3 days to wipe the baby's neck, armpits, thighs and other folds. If you weigh more than 3 kg and reach 100 ml each time, you can bathe like a healthy newborn.
2. Careful feeding
Preterm infants gain weight quickly, and nutrition should be provided in a timely manner, preferably through breastfeeding. When she was hospitalized, her mother expressed milk to feed her, and she could feed her directly when she returned home. **The amount can be determined according to the child's weight, generally speaking, 150 180 ml per kilogram of body weight per day, 2A baby weighing 5 kg is fed 350 450 ml per day on the go. The frequency of feeding is 7-9 times a day or as needed.
3. Prevent infection
It is best not to let anyone other than the person who is taking care of the child into the room of the premature baby, let alone to show the child to relatives and neighbors outside the baby. Dedicated caretakers should change into clean clothes and wash their hands when breastfeeding or doing other things.
4. Keep quiet
The room of the premature baby should be kept quiet and clean, and the movement of entering the room of the premature baby should be gentle, and the diaper change and feeding should also be carried out very gently and agilely, without loud noises or other harsh noises to avoid startling the baby.