Preterm birth

knowledge and skills and the researcher followed up with the participants for three months post discharge. The pre-training phase of the program, which was designed to provide emotional support for the mothers, included answering questions about the preterm infant and discussing the benefits of breast milk and breastfeeding (Ahmed, 2008). The training phase of the program basic breastfeeding skills and techniques were taught using demonstration, discussion and written materials (Ahmed, 2008).…

Description: A rare disorder, Cockayne Syndrome, has diagnostic criteria which includes: small head size, insufficient growth in weight and height (dwarfism), sensitivity to sunlight, hearing loss, tooth decay, bone abnormalities, aged appearance, and cold hands and feet. Changes in the brain viewed by a cat scan are also evidence of the disorder. There are four different types of Cockayne Syndrome which are defined by when the onset of the disease appears. CS Type I: CS Type I is the most…

Late hypocalcemia shows up after the first few days of life. CAUSES Early hypocalcemia can be seen in: • Premature infants. • Babies born to mothers with diabetes. • Babies ill with infections or breathing problems. • Babies stressed at birth. • Babies born to mothers with hyperparathyroidism or other problems that…

The Apgar score is a quick test performed on a baby after 1-5 minuets of the time they are born. The 1 minuet score determined how well the baby tolerated the birthing process. The 5 minuet score shows the doctor how well the baby is handling itself outside of the mothers womb. The doctor, midwife or the nurse performs the test. They check 5 things that are the breathing effort, heart rate, muscle tone, reflexes and the skin color. Each category gets scored with a 0, 1 or 2 depending the…

The Controversies of Extreme Preemies Of all the babies that are admitted to NICUs, prematurely born children seem to be the most controversial. The controversy begins because sometimes parents must make an agonizing ethical choice of whether or not to keep their child alive when machines or the only thing doing so. Every life is worth trying to save, but there may be a point, financially, physically, and mentally, when the survival of preemies may be doing more harm than good to both the child…

The technique of less invasive surfactant administration (LISA) has been tested on preterm lambs. LISA is characterized by administering surfactant by placing a medical thin catheter through vocal cords. The technique has a high potential as it is less invasive compared to traditional intubation methods. Niemarkt et al. (2014) argue that…

Early intervention programs are provided all over the United States to premature infants to age three, but sometimes it can even go beyond if approved during certain situations. Early intervention programs vary from state to state with rules and regulations, but overall it helps children that are born with disabilities or developmental delays during the time they should be developing the skills that a normal developing child would have developed. These children can be either be environmentally…

Physiology of early miscarriage Sporadic miscarriage occurs before embryo development represent a physiological phenomenon, which prevents congenitally malformed or chromosomally abnormal embryos to progress to viability. Congenital and/or chromosomal abnormalities incompatible with life observed in 85% of early clinical miscarriages.[5] However, some aneuploidies can survive to term pregnancy as trisomy 21. The fetal chromosomal abnormalities of maternal origin are related to the advanced…

mother aged 21 and a father aged 22 had a little boy at 37 weeks by C-section because the baby was lacking oxygen, causing his mother to have pregnancy complications. He weighed 5.6 pounds and was 17.7 inches long. He was examined shortly after his birth because of suspicion of his abnormally shaped skull. He had a high bulging forehead, tipped forward nostrils, low rotated ears, a short neck, and surplus skin. He was born with Gomez-Lopez-Hernandez Syndrome, which is also known as…

one factor that has been linked to higher rates of incidence (“What is Down Syndrome”, 2017). Down Syndrome can be identified at birth by specific physical characteristics, such as a flattened facial profile, upward slant to the eyes, and low muscle tone (hypotonia). Along with physical characteristics, those with Down Syndrome will also experience a wide variety of birth defects. Half of those born with the syndrome will have a…