Premature birth of a child Parents use the app to interact with each other
The parents are working on a face-to-face exchange using smartphones and other applications to create opportunities for parents of premature babies to interact while at home.
The meeting was held by the Shizuku Tree, a Hiroshima-based circle made by parents raising small babies born prematurely.
Six pairs of parents and children from Hiroshima and Yamaguchi prefectures participated in the first exchange meeting held on the 20th of this month, using smartphones and other applications to discuss problems and exchange information. Was.
Among them, many nursery schools give milk up to one year old. For prematurely born children, they are worried that they will be able to respond flexibly to their children after the age of one. I wasn't able to respond when I was a child, so why not talk to a doctor who is looking at the development and development of my child on a daily basis? "
In addition, for the problem of "comparing the growth with the surroundings", the advice was given that "I want each child to be different, so I want them to think at their own pace."
Urushihata Kiyoshi, who held the meeting, said, “Small babies have little parents who are in the same situation, so they tend to be troubled by themselves. I want to spread it inside. "
In addition, the mother who participated from Yamaguchi Prefecture learned about the exchange through the event and participated because there was no consultation partner near his home.
This mother said, "In the winter, small children born are particularly difficult to go out due to the risk of infection. It would be helpful to have an exchange meeting where you can listen to the opinions of many people in the same situation while at home." Was.
It means that the circle will recruit participants widely through SNS and hold regular online exchange meetings.