Neonatology on the Web: Premature Infant - Ballantyne
نویسندگان
چکیده
The premature infant is born with the skin and the skeleton and the organs of a seven-month fetus. He is called upon to play the part of a newborn infant with the personalia of a fetus. He is admirably fitted to continue living in the uterus, but is ill provided to meet the exigencies of an extrauterine existence. He is suddenly forced into surroundings of a kind which impose upon him urgent calls to which he is little able to respond. His tissues have not had time to mature, and he is not ready for so complete a change in environment. He is like some dweller in the hot plains of India who has been transported in a moment of time on some "magic carpet of Tangu" to the chill summits of the "frosty Caucasus;" with no
منابع مشابه
Severe Apnea in a Premature Infant after Accidental Vancomycin Overdose Responsive to Treatment with Exchange Transfusion
Background: Mostly seen toxicities following vancomycin are ototoxicity and nephrotoxicity. We here report a very low birth weight preterm neonate who developed severe episodes of apnea after accidental iatrogenic vancomycin overdose, responsive to treatment with double volume exchange transfusion. Case report: A preterm neonate weighing 1380 grams received two doses of 10-fold of the normal do...
متن کاملNeonatology on the Web: Blacker - Care and Feeding of Premature Infants
The recent introduction of the Walker-Gordon Laboratory into this country, and the consequent possibility of feeding premature infants with a milk specially modified according to their individual requirements, must be the excuse for again calling attention to a subject which has been so fully considered by other writers, more especially by Rotch, to whom we are greatly indebted, not only for th...
متن کاملThe Effect of Mother Empowerment Program on Mothers’ Attachment to their Hospitalized Premature Neonates
Background: Birth of a premature neonate is associated with hospital admission and separation from the family. Admission of the neonates intervenes on infant-mother attachment and so adversely affects on the quality of care given by the mother, and subsequently increases the risk of delayed behavioral problems in the children. Aim: To assess the effectiveness of mother empowerment program on th...
متن کاملNeonatology on the Web: Brown and George 1917
Nutrition -The problem of nutrition in these young infants is made doubly difficult by a great demand for food and a poor supply. The demand for food is relatively great because of the increased heat loss of premature infants. In proportion to its bulk the little body has a large surface from which to radiate heat. In addition, the layer of non-conducting fat is thin and the heat regulating mec...
متن کاملValidation of the Early Feeding Skills Assessment Scale for the Evaluation of Oral Feeding in Premature Infants
Background: Feeding difficulties are common and important in premature infants. In order to identify neonatal feeding difficulties, clinicians and nurses require assessment tools to conduct an objective evaluation of infant oral feeding (breast/bottle-feeding). Early identification of infants with feeding difficulty is critical to implement appropriate therapies and op...
متن کامل