Your baby will be checked for jaundice before he leaves the hospital. He should be seen by a public health nurse or doctor within 24 to 48 hours of being at home. Feeding your baby at least every 3 hours helps to prevent jaundice. The immune system helps the body fight infection. In the last weeks of pregnancy, proteins that help immunity move from the mother to the baby.
A late preterm baby may be born before this happens. Try to give as much breastmilk as possible. Signs that your baby may have an infection are: a high fever of greater than You can help protect your baby from infections by asking everyone to wash their hands before touching or holding your baby.
Limit visitors and outings when your baby is very young. During fall and winter, everyone in your house should get an influenza flu shot. Holding your baby next to your body skin to skin has many benefits. It also helps your baby to have good oxygen levels, and heart and breathing rates.
Babies who are held skin-to-skin cry less. Mothers who hold their baby skin-to-skin have better milk production. Try chewing gum to stay awake. Call anytime you think your baby may need emergency care. For example, if your baby has trouble breathing. To see this information online and learn more, visit MyHealth. Care instructions may be adapted by your healthcare provider.
If you have questions about a medical condition or this instruction, talk with your doctor or appropriate healthcare provider. It looks like your browser does not have JavaScript enabled. It will also depend on how severe the condition is.
Babies with VLBW may need:. The outcome for a baby with VLBW depends mainly on how much the baby weighs and how many weeks of gestation the baby is at birth. The smallest and earliest babies have the most problems. They are less likely to survive. Babies with VLBW may have a harder time catching up in physical growth because they often have other problems.
Many very-low-birth-weight babies are referred to special follow-up healthcare programs. Babies with a very low birth weight have a greater risk of developing problems. Their tiny bodies are not as strong as babies of normal weight. They may have a harder time eating, gaining weight, and fighting infection. They have very little body fat. So they often have trouble staying warm in normal temperatures. Most babies with a very low birth weight are also premature.
This can make it hard to separate the problems caused by the prematurity from the problems of just being so tiny. In general, the lower the baby's birth weight, the greater the risks for complications.
Here are some of the most common problems of babies with VLBW:. Almost all very-low-birth-weight babies need special care in the NICU until they can gain weight and are well enough to go home.
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