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Page Content. Infection Your recovering baby is prone to many kinds of infection. Thrush Your baby might get a yeast infection—called thrush —in her mouth. Other Infections Signs of other infections may include feeding difficulties intolerance, vomiting, abdominal swelling, or poor feeding , decreased activity, increased frequency of apnea and bradycardia, unstable temperature, and increased work of breathing.
Hernias Preterm infants are at risk for hernias—protrusion of a body part such as a loop of intestine through a muscle weakness or unusual opening inside the body. Inguinal Hernia The most common hernia is called an inguinal hernia.
Umbilical Hernia Another area where the muscle may not close properly is around the umbilical cord. Gastroesophageal Reflux A condition known as gastroesophageal reflux GER occurs when the opening at the entrance of the stomach has not matured and allows food to move back up the esophagus.
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There may be variations in treatment that your pediatrician may recommend based on individual facts and circumstances. Follow Us. Back to Top. Formula Feeding. Your baby may be treated with one or more of the following:. An alarm will sound if there is no breath for a set number of seconds. Does my baby have to stay in the hospital until the apnea goes away completely? Some infants are over their apnea completely when they go home; however, some babies reach all other criteria for discharge before their apnea is completely gone.
Some babies are candidates for home apnea monitoring. Your baby may be a candidate for home apnea monitoring if:. Apnea of prematurity is a result of immaturity. Once a baby matures and the apnea resolves, it will not return. Select basic ads. Create a personalised ads profile. Select personalised ads. Apply market research to generate audience insights. Measure content performance. Develop and improve products. List of Partners vendors. In premature babies, apnea and bradycardia often occur together, along with low blood oxygen levels.
First, apnea occurs and the baby will stop breathing. The heart slows down in response to the low blood oxygen levels. Oxygen saturation measures the amount of oxygen-carrying hemoglobin in the blood. In the hospital, pulse oximetry is used to measure the amount of oxygen in the blood. When the blood does not have enough oxygen, it is called a desaturation.
Apnea means a period in which breathing stops. Premature babies have immature nervous systems and are prone to having episodes of apnea. In the NICU , premature babies are hooked up to monitors that sound alarms when their breathing has these long pauses.
If that happens, parents will take their baby home with an apnea monitor, which will go off if the baby stops breathing. Bradycardia means a slower than normal heart rhythm. In newborns, a heart rate is termed bradycardia if it falls below beats per minute in a baby less than g 2 lbs. When babies are in the NICU, their hearts are monitored, and episodes of bradycardia are treated with stimulation.
If bradycardia continues, medications such as caffeine may be used to treat the condition. Apnea and bradycardia have many causes in premature babies. Infection, anemia , and problems in the brain can all cause As and Bs. The most common cause of apnea and bradycardia among premature babies in the NICU, though, is a condition called apnea of prematurity.
Apnea of prematurity is a condition caused by immature nervous and muscular systems. Apnea of prematurity occurs most frequently in younger premature babies; as gestational age decreases, apnea of prematurity increases. Mixed central and obstructive apnea also occurs. One thing that doctors do know is that apnea and bradycardia do not cause sudden infant death syndrome SIDS. When babies in the NICU have an episode of apnea or bradycardia, the monitors that record their heart rate and breathing start to alarm.
Sometimes, just the sound of the alarm is enough to stimulate the baby to breathe again, and the baby is breathing well before the nurse even has time to respond. Stimulation, through rubbing or patting the baby, will be used.
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