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Article by Doctor Trieu Thi Hong Thai - Department of Neonatology - Vinmec Times City International Hospital.
It is really understandable when you are so stressed, worried about the development of premature babies. There's a lot you can do to help your premature baby catch up, but most of all, try to create comfort and reduce anxiety. Premature babies develop best when in a familiar, normal environment as often as possible.
1. Most premature babies catch up well in development
All babies born prematurely have slightly different rates of development for their age. However, most premature babies, as long as they're not too preterm and don't have health problems, catch up well. These premature babies will most likely grow to be the same age as children of the same age by age 2.
Parents can implement the simplest, most common but beneficial habits for the development of premature babies at home to promote and support their child's development.
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2. What can parents do to help premature babies catch up development?
When your baby is in the hospital, the recovery room, you can hear a lot of noise. Despite all efforts to reduce the noise, the alarms still go off from time to time. When the baby is discharged from the hospital, there is no need for the support of machines, try to create a quiet atmosphere, low noise. For example: turn off the TV, radio, the sound of washing dishes. Too much noise, the baby will be overstimulated. When you have settled down more time with your baby, for a moment, let your child focus on one problem, don't see you need to stimulate him, when he doesn't want to suckle, he sleeps, let him sleep. Overstimulation is harmful. It's important to give your baby plenty of attention while awake and observe how he reacts. Talk to your baby, make eye contact with him, sing to him, play with him gently.
You can also play music to your baby, or observe how he responds to wind instruments, to give him musically structured background noise. Remember that babies need rest as well as stimulation when awake. Babies grow up fast and sleep a lot, sleep helps babies grow fast. That's why it's enough to watch your baby's cues, such as looking away from you, smiling, yawning, and grinding teeth.
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For the baby's enjoyment, you can put the black or white cards, larger than the color on the child's bed. Young children can't distinguish colors well yet, so they need contrast, because their eyes are still developing. Observation helps children's brains develop.
You can help your baby by giving him safety, comfort, and skin-to-skin warmth (Kangaroo Care). You can start while your baby is in the hospital and when he or she comes home with you. And most of all, rest assured that, if you spend time with your baby while he's awake, give him a chance to rest, do all you can. Try to relax. At the same time, the baby will catch up with the mental and motor development compared to his peers.
Vinmec International General Hospital is the address that has saved the lives of many premature babies and treated many diseases for babies at a young age. Accordingly, the procedures for caring and nurturing premature babies in particular and infants with pathologies in general at Vinmec bring about the same efficiency as in advanced countries, increasing the chances of saving and living healthy for children. premature babies, increasing the chances for infertile families.
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