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10 RULES THAT SHOULD NOT BE NEGLECTED IN PREMATURE BABY CARE
Premature babies born long before their due date; especially because their lung development is incomplete, they can face many health problems, from breathing to infection, brain bleeding to heart failure and serious intestinal diseases. Turkey Medicals hospital member and Neonatal Intensive Care Specialist Doctor gave information about 10 rules that should not be neglected in the care of premature babies, especially those born under the threat of the Covid-19 pandemic…
37 of pregnancy. babies born before the end of the week are described as premature. In fact, some babies are much more hasty and can be born even at the age of 23-25 weeks. They are also called ”premature babies on the border of life”. About 150 thousand premature babies are born in our country every year for different reasons.
Although it is popularly as smaller babies than babies born on time, these babies are babies born in the womb without completing their development. Although birth weights also vary depending on the duration of pregnancy, sometimes they can come across as less than 1000 grams, that is, a size that can fit almost in the palm of your hand. As in the world, premature baby birth is very common in our country. High blood pressure in the mother, chronic illness, infection, frequent childbirth, premature arrival of birth water, etc. while many causes lead to premature baby birth, the smaller the gestational age, the more difficulties these babies will face.
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THE DEVELOPMENT OF HIS LUNGS IS BEING COMPLETED AFTER HE WAS BORN
The lung development of premature babies, especially their eye and brain development, is completed after birth. They are more susceptible and vulnerable to infections due to the fact that their immune system is also not fully developed. In the process of the pandemic we are in, the threat to premature babies increases when the risks inherent in the winter months are added to the existing risks.
People in indoor environments increases the residence time of air cleaning and ventilation of the environment and the lack of sufficient, some easier the transmission of viruses at low temperatures, normal in infants born prematurely born born in time causes it to generate more threat of infection risk. RSV viruses, which increase seasonally, also appear as one of the seasonal diseases that most threaten prematurity. When premature babies with a weak immune system and sensitive lungs get this disease, it causes complaints of narrowing of the lower airways and difficulty breathing, but also causes babies to re-enroll in intensive care and receive long-term treatment.
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COVID 19 POSES A VERY SERIOUS RISK
Rhinovirus, seasonal influenza type A-B and Covid-19, which are among the other common infections in autumn and winter, can cause serious severe for premature babies. The best way to protect yourself from these diseases is not to encounter sick people and premature babies.
Before the Covid-19 pandemic, decimation of home visits and hand hygiene were among the main preventive measures for the health of premature babies. Now taking these measures; along with the mask and distance, it has become much more critical in the Covid 19 pandemic.
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SPECIAL WINTER PRECAUTIONS FOR PREMATURE BABIES
- Breast milk is critical for your premature baby. Breastfeed a lot.
. - Remember that premature babies are more susceptible to diseases than other babies, so avoid going on home visits, especially in the winter period.
. - Do not accept visitors, including after childbirth. Decisively do not coexist with people who are ill.
. - Do not put your baby in closed and poorly ventilated places.
. - Do not neglect hand hygiene before baby care. Wash your hands frequently.
. - If you are breastfeeding your baby in case of a possible illness, use a mask during maintenance work.
. - Ventilate the rooms regularly during the day.
. - Being Covid-19 in Turkey or anywhere in the world, does not prevent you from breastfeeding your baby; on the contrary, it helps the antibodies that will form against the disease to pass to the baby through breast milk and provide protection. Therefore, even if you have Covid-19, breastfeed your baby by wearing a mask and paying attention to hygiene.
. - Make sure that the room temperature is not too cold or too hot, keep it constant at 24-25 degrees.
. - Since growth hormone is secreted during sleep, provide your baby with a quality sleep environment. Sleep in a quiet room, not in a noisy and Turkish TV-on environment.
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Turkey's world-renowned organ transplant specialist. Dr. Demirbaş has 104 international publications and 102 national publications.
Physician's Resume:
Born on August 7, 1963 in Çorum, Prof. Dr. Alper Demirbaş has been continuing his work as the President of MedicalPark Antalya Hospital Organ Transplantation Center since 2008.
Prof. who performed the first tissue incompatible kidney transplant in Turkey, the first blood type incompatible kidney transplant, the first kidney-pancreas transplant program and the first cadaveric donor and live donor liver transplant in Antalya. Dr. As of August 2016, Alper Demirbaş has performed 4900 kidney transplants, 500 liver transplants and 95 pancreas transplants.
In addition to being the chairman of 6 national congresses, he has also been an invited speaker at 12 international and 65 national scientific congresses. Dr. Alper Demirbaş was married and the father of 1 girl and 1 boy.
Awards:
Eczacibasi Medical Award of 2002, Akdeniz University Service Award of 2005, Izder Medical Man of the Year Award of 2006, BÖHAK Medical Man of the Year Award of 2007, Sabah Mediterranean Newspaper Scientist of the Year Award of 2007, ANTIKAD Scientist of the Year Award of 2009, Social Ethics Association Award of 2010, Işık University Medical Man of the Year Award of 2015, VTV Antalya's Brand Value Award of 2015.
Certificates:
Doctor of Medicine Degree Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine Ankara, General Surgeon Ministry of Health Turkey EKFMG (0-477-343-8), University of Miami School of Medicine Member of Multiple Organ Transplant, ASTS Multiorgan Transplant Scholarship. Lecturer at Kyoto University. Lecturer at University of Essen, Research assistant at the University of Cambridge .
Professional Members:
American Society of Transplant Surgeons, American Transplantation Society Nominated, Middle East and Southern Africa Council Transplantation Society 2007, International Liver Transplantation Association, Turkish Transplantation Association, Turkish Society of Surgery, Turkish Hepatobiliary Surgery Association.
Disclaimer:
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