Postpartum care is the most important factor in

the healthy development of a premature baby

Dr. Hamam Kandil, a consultant of breastfeeding and intensive care for premature babies, confirmed that a premature baby is any child born before the 37th week, even one day. Dr. Hammam Kandil, a consultant breastfeeding and intensive care for premature babies, confirmed that a premature baby is any child born before the thirty-seventh week, even if One day, while the pregnancy period, according to the medical calculation, is 9 and a half months, or about 40 weeks, starting from the last day of the menstrual cycle preceding pregnancy.

Dr. Qandil revealed the health of what is said that the eighth month baby was more likely to die in the past than the seventh month’s births, and attributed the reason to the latter’s dependence on breathing from the bronchi directly as a result of their alveoli incomplete, while those born in the eighth month have full vesicles but with the absence The oily substance that you keep open is what leads to the closure of the alveoli, and often it causes death, but now with the advancement of science it became possible to put the oily substance and a respirator to help the child, and there was no difference between the seventh and eighth month of birth.

He attributed d. Most of the causes of premature labor are mainly infections in the vaginal canal and lack of follow-up with the doctor during pregnancy, and most importantly, pregnancy sugar and pressure come after them.

In order to avoid premature birth cases, Dr. Hammam stressed that following up with the doctor is the most important thing that a pregnant woman does, and he said: Unfortunately, mothers care about the first child and less attention is given to the second and third child, and they only go to the doctor when health problems occur, and he added: I advise pregnant mothers to follow the instructions of their doctor And conduct any analyzes requested by them. He said that a child born early is considered a living being if he reaches the age of 24 weeks or more, inferred by legal fatwas based on the words of the Almighty: “His pregnancy and his separation is thirty months.” He added: Any child born before that we consider it alienation, because the blood vessels and respiratory system are not complete, and whoever you write Him lives them live with very great health problems and delayed mental and motor development.

Dr. Kandil pointed out that the first two or three days after birth are what makes the difference after God in the healthy future of the premature baby. If he gets proper care and does not damage his respiratory system or the blood vessels in his head, then the rest of the other problems are not feared and will be solved with feeding The healthy child, God willing, will reach safety, and he cited a premature baby born with a weight of 600 grams, and now he is in the first middle class and is very normal.

Dr. Kandil explained that a great development has taken place in intensive care units for premature babies, as there are modern respirators that sense the baby''s soul and work in harmony with him and not against him, and provide him with his real need of oxygen, and reduce the air pressure inside his chest, in addition to advanced devices to treat the yolk, indicating that The most important medical developments in the field of care for premature babies in the last thirty years are the oily substance (SurFactant) and steroid (one of the types of cortisone) manufactured, which contributed to the natural growth of premature babies and reduced the number of their deaths.

Dr. Kandil added that a premature child needs special care compared to a child born at a normal time, as he is characterized by a weak structure, which makes him unable to absorb his mother’s chest, who finds it difficult to carry it due to its small size, and also needs a longer time to get used to breastfeeding than the natural child. Which only needs two to three days, while a premature infant may need two weeks.

A premature child may experience breathing crises as a result of the incomplete breathing center in his brain sometimes, or the incomplete respiratory system, and Dr. Kandil said that the child is helped in these cases by moving him and changing his position, and if the crisis recurs, he is given medicines consisting of a substance similar to coffee that refreshes him and makes him His breathing returns to normal or he is put on a breathing machine.