Visual stimulation methods for premature babies

  Premature babies’ visual development is often later than gestational age due to their congenital weakness and underdeveloped visual nerves, especially in the warm box where they lack due visual stimulation and emotional communication. It is thus clear that enhancing visual stimulation for preterm babies is key to promoting overall development. The next step is to introduce how to strengthen your baby’s visual stimulation.  Supine chasing training method 1, red ball: 5-8 cm in diameter, 19 cm distance from the baby, if too close or too far for the baby to gaze. When practicing, pay attention to the rotation of the ball when moving, gently move not too fast.  2, black and white chart: If the hospitalization is longer, the month has passed a month, you can also directly use black and white chart card, with a diameter of 15 cm or more of the large card. At the beginning, children are more like bull’s-eye diagrams. Do not choose too complex graphics.  3, color chart: flat, as simple as possible, with a diameter of 15 cm or more large card, do not use three-dimensional graphics.  4, look at the face: mother or surrogate with a smile exaggerated smiley face facing the baby, 19 cm height from the baby, stimulate the baby to follow the face to turn the head.  5, look at the red light: red light can only be carried out under the guidance of professionals, do not operate at home, the choice of equipment, flashing time, the method to the child only. And in addition to children with problems in principle, red light stimulation is not recommended to avoid harming the child’s delicate eyes. Not only training visuals, but also the process of brain development and integration, so massage, touch, passive exercises, etc. should also be carried out in conjunction. Especially the establishment of sensory perception should be carried out at the same time.  Note 1, correct the age of 2 months or less baby in training to hold up the baby’s head and neck (neck muscle development is not perfect, can not complete the head turning action), to promote him to cooperate with the completion of the head turning 45-60 degrees.  2, when the baby stares at the red ball or big card, the moment the face can move the guide, otherwise the baby is too small will soon be fatigued not to see, not chase so that the training failure.  3, each time the time is not too long, just discharged with 3 minutes can be, gradually extend the time, if the baby yawned, sneezed, closed his eyes, tilted his head to the side not to see, that are tired performance.