Abstract
Abstract Explore the nursing essentials and feeding methods for premature infants and their clinical effects. We selected 90 premature infants born in the neonatology department of our hospital over the past year, implemented the nursing measures combined with several nursing methods and reasonable and effective feeding methods according to the clinical manifestations of the premature infants, and observed the clinical effects. After a period of careful nursing, among these 90 premature infants, 2 infants died unfortunately, 4 infants abandoned the treatment, the remaining premature infants were discharged in good condition in all respects, could autonomously suck milk and reach the minimum daily suction volume, their weights increased to some extent, and their body temperatures could maintain normal under normal room temperature condition. According to the clinical experience, timely implementing the nursing measures combined with several nursing methods and reasonable and effective feeding methods to the premature infants can effectively reduce the morbidity and mortality of premature infants, and improve the survival rate and living quality of the premature infants, so that it is suitable for clinical promotion.
Highlights
Premature infant refers to the liveborn infant with a gestational age less than 37 weeks, a weight less than 2500 g, a head circumference less than 33 cm, and a height less than 45cm, and is called immature infant (Cheng, 2010)
Practical: Timely implementing the nursing measures combined with several nursing methods and reasonable and effective feeding methods to the premature infants can effectively reduce the morbidity and mortality of premature infants, and improve the survival rate and living quality of the premature infants, so that they will become the key jobs of the nurses after the birth of premature infant, and are suitable for clinical promotion
Due to the premature infant is of insufficient gestational age and immature organ morphology and physiological functions, the abilities of premature infant to adapt to environment and resist disease and various living abilities are relatively low, and the mortality is higher (Sun & Yang, 2010)
Summary
Premature infant refers to the liveborn infant with a gestational age less than 37 weeks, a weight less than 2500 g, a head circumference less than 33 cm, and a height less than 45cm, and is called immature infant (Cheng, 2010). Due to the premature infant is of insufficient gestational age and immature organ morphology and physiological functions, the abilities of premature infant to adapt to environment and resist disease and various living abilities are relatively low, and the mortality is higher (Sun & Yang, 2010). The relevant data show that the birth rate of premature infant in all newborns is 5%-10% in our country, and premature infants have extremely high mortality (12.7%-20.8%) which is higher with smaller gestational age and lower weight (Wu et al, 2006).
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