China News Online, November 17th (Chen Jing, Zheng Jiaqi) Premature babies refer to newborns born before 37 weeks of gestation, which is commonly called "term". They are called "early angels". Take care of them. To grow up requires more love and medical knowledge.
November 17th is "World Premature Baby Day".
As the prevention and control of the new crown pneumonia epidemic became normal, medical institutions in Shanghai tried to open an online consultation clinic for premature infants that day.
Families of premature babies discharged from the hospital can get scientific guidance from doctors through the Internet to protect the healthy growth of their children.
After the online consultation clinic for premature babies is opened, families of premature babies can complete the feeding in the home care of premature babies without leaving the house.
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Tang Zheng, director of the neonatology department of the International Peace Maternity and Child Health Hospital of the Chinese Welfare Association (hereinafter referred to as "National Women and Infants"), told reporters that day, "As a neonatologist, I can understand the difficulties faced by families of premature babies: not only in clinical treatment. Sudden situations and complications may occur during the process; after discharge from the hospital, due to changes in the environment, life rhythm and feeding methods, premature infants may become unfit, and may even cause weight loss in a short period of time, which increases the chance of re-admission."
According to her, the best time for premature babies to catch up with growth is the first year after birth, especially the first 6 months.
The first year is a critical period for the brain development of premature infants, and catching-up growth is directly related to the development of the nervous system of premature infants.
If they are fed properly after discharge from the hospital, have adequate and balanced nutritional intake, and are not affected by serious disease factors, most premature infants suitable for gestational age can catch up with infants of the same age within 1-2 years.
It is reported that after the online consultation clinic for premature babies is opened, families of premature babies can use the National Maternity and Infant Internet Hospital to complete consultations on common problems in feeding, nursing and growth and development of premature babies at home without leaving the house, and provide online diagnosis and treatment services. : Including online follow-up consultations, prescriptions, drug delivery and other services.
After being discharged from the hospital, premature babies may become unfit due to changes in the environment, life rhythm and feeding methods.
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According to the World Health Organization (WHO) report, the global premature birth rate is about 10%. Due to the large number of newborns in China, there are a large number of premature babies.
It is reported that "With Love, There is a Future" has been designated as the Chinese theme of "World Premature Baby Day", and calls on the whole society to care for and value premature babies' families, improve the quality of life of premature babies, and promote the health of mothers and babies.
It is understood that the immature development of various organ systems in premature babies, the smaller the gestational age and the lower the weight, the more likely to be complicated by other diseases, such as neonatal respiratory distress syndrome.
The incidence of complications and mortality are significantly higher than that of full-term newborns.
Tang Zheng told reporters that there is still a higher risk of morbidity after discharge from the hospital for small gestational age, premature babies who are not yet full-term at the time of discharge, and those with bronchopulmonary dysplasia and other complications.
Xiao Zhang is a mother of a premature baby. When her baby "Xiao Zhi Zhi" came to the world early, there were only more than 1,100 grams.
She said: "At that time, looking at him who was weak in the incubator, I was very afraid that I would lose this child, and I was worried that he would not be able to live like a normal child." The mother said: "Formally through the treatment and guidance of the doctors, I "Little Zhima" has caught up with the development of children of the same age, and all indicators are normal."
According to statistics, in the past five years, more than 80,000 newborns have been born in China, with an average annual admission of more than 2,400 newborns. The perinatal mortality rate is 1.16‰, and the treatment success rate for very low birth weight infants is 90.65%, reaching an international level. Advanced level.
Liu Zhiwei, Secretary of the National Party Committee for Women and Infants, said that since the 1990s, the hospital has been adhering to the concept of "critically ill newborns must not only survive, but also a long-term healthy life", and explored the "premature infant perinatal integrated diagnosis and treatment model." The hospital’s “pre-natal-during-post-natal” extended to “systematic management of premature infants after discharge” and achieved good results in diagnosis and treatment.
"We hope to use online and offline channels to ensure the systematic management of premature infants after they are discharged from the hospital, further improve the quality of life of premature infants, and improve the long-term prognosis." Liu Zhiwei said.
The International Peace Maternity and Child Health Hospital of China Welfare Association was founded by Soong Ching Ling. It is a tertiary A-grade obstetrics and gynecology specialist and maternity and child health hospital integrating medical treatment, health care, teaching and scientific research.
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