Tip 1: What are the effects of newborn asphyxia

Tip 1: What are the effects of newborn asphyxia



Asphyxia of newborns - life-threateningA condition in which a child experiences an oxygen deficiency caused by a breathing disorder. Asphyxia can be primary (occur during labor or intrauterine period) or secondary (develop in the first day of life of the baby). The consequences of this pathological state are very diverse and range from minor to tragic.





What are the effects of newborn asphyxia


















Instructions





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The severity and reversibility of the effects of oxygenfasting depends on the degree of asphyxia, on the quality and timeliness of the child's medical care. Lack of oxygen primarily affects the work of the central nervous system, also suffer from the cardiovascular system, respiratory system, metabolic processes are disrupted. In severe asphyxia, the organs of the gastrointestinal tract, kidneys and adrenal glands may be affected: the intestinal peristalsis is disrupted, necrosis of its sites is possible, kidney failure develops.





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The consequences of mild asphyxia, as a rule,are completely reversible and manifest only in the first weeks or months of the child's life. It can be increased anxiety, crying, frequent regurgitation, hypertension of muscles and trembling of limbs or, on the contrary, some lethargy, decreased muscle tone. Mothers who survived the oxygen starvation of toddlers may have difficulty in establishing breastfeeding - sometimes the child refuses to suck.





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A more serious degree of asphyxia canmanifested in the form of convulsions, lack of response to external stimuli, reduction or absence of congenital reflexes. Subsequently, such violations as mental retardation, increased intracranial pressure may develop.





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Hemorrhages in the brain that occur due tooxygen starvation, can cause the formation of small cysts in the brain tissues. As the child grows, the cysts dissolve independently and do not adversely affect the development of the baby. Extensive hemorrhages affect the work of the brain - prolonged severe asphyxia can lead to such disorders of the nervous system as epilepsy, cerebral palsy, hydrocephalus.





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Asphyxia can cause such disturbances inthe work of the respiratory system, such as hypoventilation of the lungs or aspiration of the particles of meconium (original feces), as a consequence - aspiration pneumonia, atelectasis (delay in spreading the lung or its site). Possible and such severe pathologies as pulmonary edema and pulmonary hemorrhage.





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Sometimes the delayed effects of perinatalAsphyxia appears only after a few years - with the beginning of schooling. Children may experience difficulty concentrating, quickly become tired. Possible behavioral disorders, in particular, hyperactivity, mental retardation. Nevertheless, such violations do not occur against a background of complete well-being, otherwise it should not be considered that they are caused by an asphyxiated at birth - it is necessary to look for another reason.




























Tip 2: How to Clean the Ears of a Newborn



A newborn baby, like every person,you need to wash your face every day. While he himself has not learned this, his mom and dad must constantly monitor the hygiene of the tender childish face. Especially carefully, it is necessary to clean the ears.





How to clean a newborn's ear








Instructions





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Wipe during washing in the morning with cotton wool, soaked in warm boiled water, places behind the ears of the baby.





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When carrying out evening water procedures, cleansethe ears themselves to the newborn. To do this yourself, roll the cotton swab. Moisten it in warm boiled or mineral water. Turn the child's head to the side. Then carefully, but gently and gently wipe every fold of the baby's ear. You can abandon homemade cotton swabs. Then instead of them get special cotton wool to clean the ears. To clean each ear, use a separate cotton swab.





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Note that when cleaning the ears of a newborn,In no case should the ear canal penetrate. Otherwise, you can cause your child various injuries. In addition, as a result of the slightest inadvertent movement, you run the risk of driving sulfur inside to the eardrum. So in the ear canals painful plugs can form.





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The ears of small children do not like moisture very much. This means that after bathing the child, excess fluid from the ears should be removed. After the water procedures have been completed, insert a small cotton ball into your ears for about three minutes.





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Note that the earwax of a newborn baby begins to separate actively when sucking. Therefore, general cleaning of the ears is carried out immediately after feeding.