Part 1: Premature babies & Neonatal care

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    Part 1: Premature babies & Neonatal care

    Verified by

    Sara Dellner

    Midwife

    I denna artikelserie om fem delar kommer du att kunna läsa om för tidigt födda barn och neonatalavdelningen.

    Varje år föds ungefär 110 000 barn i Sverige och i genomsnitt 5 % av dessa är prematura. När man säger att ett barn är prematur så innebär det att vara för tidigt född, innan vecka 37+0. Av dessa för tidigt födda barn är det ungefär 16 % som föds innan vecka 32.

    De barn som föds för tidigt behöver ofta vistas på neonatalavdelningen en tid efter födseln för att få både stöd och den vård som de behöver. Även ett fullgånget barn som till exempel har svårt att andas efter födseln eller drabbas av en infektion kan vårdas på neonatalavdelningen.

    Ibland kan en prematur födsel bero på en infektion eller sjukdom hos den gravida, men oftast går det inte att svara på varför barn föds för tidigt.

    När man pratar om prematura barn brukar dessa delas in i kategorier. Barn som föds innan vecka 28+0 kallas för *extremt för tidigt födda*, barn som föds innan vecka 32+0 kallas för *mycket för tidigt födda* och de barn som föds innan vecka 37+0 kallas för *måttligt för tidigt födda*.

    När ett barn hamnar på neonatalavdelningen så blir den första tiden mest troligt någonting helt annat än man har föreställt sig. De barn som är för tidigt födda är mer sköra och infektionskänsliga än barn som föds fullgångna, men du som förälder kan vara trygg i att personalen som arbetar här är speciellt utbildad för att ta hand om både för tidigt födda och sjuka barn.

    Du som förälder kommer att få känna dig delaktig i vården av ditt barn och personalen kommer att sträva efter ditt engagemang mer och mer i takt med att barnet växer. Om det känns svårt att inte alltid finnas närmast till hands så kan du låta ditt barn få en tygbit med din doft nära ansiktet. Och när barnet får komma ut ur eventuell kuvös, så får du hålla hen hud-mot-hud. Då frisätts hormonet oxytocin både hos dig och barnet, vilket är ett av de hormon som får oss att må bra.

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