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When you consider that a
premature birth?
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A normal pregnancy lasts
40 weeks. The expulsion of product of
conception within the first 20 weeks is
considered abortion. Between 20 and 28
weeks delivery immature and between 28
and 36 weeks premature. From 37 weeks
onwards is considered that the baby has
complete and lung maturation may be born
without problems.
The specific cause is not entirely clear
about the causal factors or preterm
birth in a particular patient, but the
most common are:
1. Poor nutrition.
2. Children age 18 and older than 35
3. Multiparous (four children or more)
4. History of premature delivery
5. History of bleeding during pregnancy
6. Urinary tract infection
7. Multiple gestation (twins, triplets,
etc.).
8. High blood pressure during pregnancy
All these complications are the leading
preventable monthly monitoring of
pregnancy and followed to the letter the
medical indications that help much at
this point.
The consequences that may bring a
premature birth are:
1. Newborn respiratory distress, not
being mature enough lungs to breathe
outside the womb.
2. Underweight
3. Small size
4. High mortality and severe
complications in the newborn health
5. Cerebral hemorrhage
The care that must be taken with a
premature baby are:
The physician should make a quick and
immediate assessment of the newborn in
the delivery room, will be aware of the
signs of prematurity and intrauterine
growth retardation.
Children with low weight should be dried
immediately to reduce heat loss, because
low temperature can cause respiratory
problems.
1. It is important to monitor blood
glucose (sugar) in blood
2. Preterm infants given time will
warmers, receiving oxygen, and in some
cases on mechanical ventilators for
respiratory distress.
3. We must rule out the digestive tract
complications.
4. Once this stage of intensive care,
mother to take home and give the breast
as long as possible. This will feed
better, provide defenses against
diseases, grow stronger, increase the
confidence of the newborn and affirm the
bonds of marriage.
