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1000 Points In New Born Care – Part 7

1000 Points In New Born Care

1. Pre term babies and babies with low birth weight should be given care by the mother only. She has to feed the baby and look after the baby. Too much of handling of the babies by different people should not be encouraged and it may be harmful to the babies. That is the reason why low birth weight babies and pre term babies are isolated. More over these babies should be given care with strict sterile measures to prevent infections.
2. If all the kith and kin kiss the new born babies they will develop infection of the cheek and skin which is called as ‘Allergic Dermatitis’. To avoid this none should kiss the newborn babies.
3. Application of olive oil is not going to improve the complexion of the baby. It is again a superstition only.
4. Drinking milk with saffron during pregnancy is again not going to give good colour to the new born babies. It is also a superstition.
5. New born may have mild shaking of their legs and hands. This jittering is normal. No need for any medication for it.
6. If the baby has jerky movement of the limb or chewing moment or cycling movement of the lower limb it may be seizure of disorder of the newborn. That is convulsions of the new born. If those movements happen, immediate medical attention should be sought.
7. New born babies with normal birth weight can be given bath daily. Babies with less birth weight should not be given bath till they reach the normal birth weight of 2.5Kgs. Till that time, they can be given just towel baths’. That is their body can be wiped of with a towel dipped in soap water and them body should be mopped.
8. During bathing new born babies’ eyes should be gently wiped of with water. If the babies have sticky eyelashes in the morning and cannot open their eyes, eye drops should be instilled after the advice of doctors.
9. New born babies will loss their weight initially for few days after birth and regain their original birth weight around 10th day. Then they start to have increment in their weight.
10. Normally a healthy new born baby will gain 20-30 grams of weight a day.