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What are some of the health risks that occur in premature infants?
Common health risks in premature infants are jaundice, apnea, inability to breast or bottle feed, under-developed lungs, digestive system and nervous system.
What are the symptoms of respiratory distress syndrome in premature infants?
The symptoms of respiratory distress syndrome are breathing that is rapid and the center of the chest and rib cage pull inward with each breath.
What is respiratory distress syndrome in premature infants?
You get bronchiolitis in infants. It is caused by the respiratory syncytial virus infection. The infant does not have fever and chest is clear. The condition responds to humidified oxygen. You get respiratory infection and then infant may come with severe respiratory distress by next day, in respiratory distress syndrome. You get horrified to see the child. The infant usually succumb to this type of infection, even in intensive care unit.
What can develop in severe cases of respiratory distress syndrome in premature infants?
Severe cases of respiratory distress syndrome may develop into bronchopulmonary dysplasia with the development of scar tissue in the lungs.
How can massage therapy help premature infants?
Increase weight and improve motor development in premature infants?
How do premature babies benefit from massage therapy?
Premature infants treated with daily massage therapy gain more weight and have shorter hospital stays than infants who are not massaged.
What has the author Sherri Nance written?
Sherri Nance has written: 'Premature Babies' -- subject(s): Infants (Premature)
Does the mothers age play a role in premature birth?
Young, teenage mothers are at a higher risk for having premature infants.
Which individuals are more likely at risk for a phosphorus deficiency?
premature infants
Who works with premature babies?
Perinatologists are the doctors who specialize in sick newborns. Pediatricians and NICU nurses are also caregivers to premature infants.
What are some of the common medical conditions that occur in premature infants?
The medical conditions that may occur are respiratory distress syndrome, necrotizing enerocolitis, intraventricular hemorrhage, apnea of prematurity, patent ductus arteriosus, retinopathy of prematurity.
What causes Craniotabes?
premature infants(as normal finding),rickets,osteogenesis imperfecta
