Newspaper today |Care and precautions with premature babies in Covid times

A study by researchers from the Centers for the Control and Prevention of EE diseases.UU.Throughout 2020 it suggests that newborns, term or premature.

In that line, the neonatologist Dra.María Esther Gómez explains that premature babies have always required special care, but, with pandemia, these must be extreme.“Having a premature baby implies greater challenges in their family care, since, due to their condition, they are more likely to acquire respiratory conditions such as the respiratory syncitial virus (VSR), influenza, rinovirus, etc..", He says.

The most effective measure for protection against preventable diseases and infections is immunization.“Vaccination becomes an indispensable protection tool for newborns and, especially, for premature.Fulfilling the calendar of vaccination in time and the planned deadlines will help increase the defenses of premature babies against immunoprevenable diseases, ”said the specialist.

Other measures that help mature the immune system of premature babies are breastfeeding, kangaroo position and skin -to -skin contact of parents.

"In the current epidemiological context it is very important for the whole family.

Finally, he emphasizes that "having children's vaccines a day is key to keeping our children healthy".

Data from the Ministry of Public Health and Social Welfare report that in Paraguay there are about 10.000 premature births per year.In 2021 there was a 10 % increase in relation to the previous year.