How should new parents take care of their premature babies when they come home from the hospital?

  When a high-risk infant is first discharged home from the hospital, the first step is to get the baby to eat and sleep well, grow weight and recover from brain damage. Take premature babies as an example, what should parents do?  First, the environment is suitable for premature babies home, weight is about 2000 grams, because the baby is weak, low immunity, the living room should be fresh air, pay attention to ventilation, but do not have through the wind. Room temperature is suitable (24-25℃ in winter, 27-28℃ in summer), humidity 50%-60%. Minimize visits from outsiders, avoid contact with children if family members have cold symptoms, and wear a mask for breastfeeding when the mother has a cold.  The skin of premature babies is very delicate. Change diapers or diapers regularly, rinse with water after urinating and defecating, use less wet tissue, keep the skin of the buttocks dry and prevent diaper rash. Bathe frequently, preferably once a day, and disinfect the umbilical cord stump with alcohol twice a day to keep it dry before it falls off.  Three, overcome anxiety Premature babies just released from the hospital back home, home should create a warm environment for the child, first of all, parents should overcome anxiety, will be all the energy for scientific and reasonable child rearing, because his ability to express is very weak, you have to carefully through his cries, expressions and movements to understand the baby’s requirements, so that the child eat well and sleep well, fast growth.  Four, to ensure sleep The vast majority of time in the sleep of premature babies, the younger the gestational age the more sleep time, more than 20 hours of sleep a day, in addition to feeding on time try not to disturb the child’s sleep. Care time should be concentrated, such as bathing, changing clothes, diaper changing, medicine feeding, breastfeeding, etc. The living room should be quiet and semi-dark. During the day, you can hold the baby in your arms, and if possible, let the baby lie on the mother’s chest for a certain amount of time each day.  V. Less stimulation before the full term Premature babies before the full term (raised to the due date), to minimize stimulation is the best intervention.  The performance of the baby receiving too much stimulation are skin blossoming, cyanosis, irregular breathing, shaking, jumping, limbs become weak or too much stretching activities, irritability, crying, there are these performances indicate that the baby is tired, do not disturb the baby again.  Hold the baby gently and slowly, and speak softly and quietly.  Sixth, regular follow-up and early intervention When the preterm baby grows to full term, you can find a maternal and child health center or pediatrician who has carried out early intervention work to receive guidance, regular follow-up and careful intervention.  The effectiveness of intervention is mainly determined by the efforts of parents and family members, because the baby lives with the family 24 hours a day. Early intervention measures are massage, passive gymnastics, active motor training and audiovisual stimulation, and the baby spends most of the time sleeping, and only parents and family members can give intervention to the baby when the child is awake.