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Premature infant feeding
There is evidence that breast milk is the ideal food for the premature infant. Breast milk promotes maturation of the newborn’s digestive system and provides high levels of antibodies, very favorable for babies born prematurely. If your baby is born prematurely and is your intention to breastfeed, go to the hospital staff to inform you of the procedure.
The ideal feeding premature baby is mother’s milk . The milk produced by the mother of a premature baby is the best food for your child.
Although pregnancy has not been terminated, the milk has characteristics that suit the special needs of the baby . In fact, the colostrum, which has many proteins and antibodies, it is necessary for the premature baby.
As days go by, the composition of milk is changing to adapt to the baby. However, it means that in some cases the baby may need more protein because its growth is very rapid. For this you can enrich breast milk with supplements (protein, minerals and vitamins).
It is important to note that when a premature baby is born, parents can be so concerned that doctors forget to ask if possible to breastfeed the baby. On the other hand, doctors can be so busy with the monitors and the products parents forget to ask about his plans to feed the baby and the mother would be willing to work extracting the milk.
Special Baby Care: Premature Babies
Why babies should stay in an incubator?
If the child is placed in an incubator, first impressions can be very disturbing, but it provides the baby the right temperature and humidity of the environment that he needs at that time, because premature babies lose much heat through your skin and are more vulnerable to the action of bacteria or viruses.
What is ventilation?
In some cases, the baby may require ventilatory support due to problems in oxygenation, especially in cases of premature babies. Depending on the severity of the case will be the team that he needed assistance, varying from only one oxygen mask of a team of artificial ventilation.
What about premature babies?
Premature babies have varying degrees of immaturity in some organs, especially the lungs, digestive system, and also in controlling body temperature, which is why it is very important to the control and supervision in these cases and the only way is in a special room and specially trained for such cases. Usually remain under special care until they are 38 weeks of gestation, and depending on the week you were born as long as remain hospitalized.