Mother's care is like the best medicine for any child. It can do wonders for premature babies. Doctors have proof of this and they also have the opportunity to use it from the Lodz hospital. Family therapy for premature babies in Poland is in its infancy, but it should be standardized.
Even if the admission to the hospital is accompanied by stress, let the premature girl know that she is very important. His needs are analyzed by a group of adults.
– He ate less than 20 servings, maybe he's a little hungry. 10 stayed on the syringe because I didn't want her to be fully fed for the transfer. Especially since it tends to rain – we hear.
Rose also had problems with eating at her father's hands, and she is already gaining weight. – It would be different in the incubator, but here, when he feels us, he is calm, – says Veronika Borowiak, Rosa's mother.
A room that almost feels like home
At the Central Clinical Hospital of the Medical University of Lodz, premature babies recover quickly because they are in family rooms.
– I wanted to have such closeness with my child, so as soon as Roza left the incubator and I had a chance, we moved here, – says Veronika Borowiak, Roza's mother. – Even when we hold her, we feel calm, even when she smiles, – says Tomasz Florczak, Rosa's father.
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A room that feels almost like a home, where a mother or father can always be with a premature baby, instead of spending hours in a room with other patients – this is something new in Poland.
– We can monitor vital parameters without intruding on privacy, – says Dr. Anita Chudzik, head of the neonatology department of the Central Clinical Hospital of the Medical University of Lodz.
Multiple advantages of the solution
It already works in Scandinavia. Premature babies have fewer problems from family rooms and go home sooner.
– It accelerates the healing process, improves the breathing and psychomotor development of the newborn child, therefore it has a beneficial effect on our patient, as well as on the family, – says Anita Chudzik.
“Stay” is possible after the premature baby leaves the intensive care unit.
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– He showed us how to take one step forward and then 10 steps back, because he is a naughty child. The mental comfort here is amazing – emphasizes Justuna Bernat, Xavier's mother.
When parents learn how to care for a premature baby, the mental comfort is even greater. – Science from scratch. We show how to feed, first through a tube – says Anna Michalska from the Department of Neonatology at the Central Clinical Hospital of the Medical University of Lodz.
– So that a parent, when going out with his child, can make sure that he is the most competent, knows his child's reaction and, above all, is not afraid of him, – says Anita Chudzik.
The only thing that can be feared now is that there will be very few such places in Poland. – This is an expensive matter and it will certainly not be possible overnight. This should be the standard and eventually it will be the standard, says Prof. Eva Helwich, National Consultant in Neonatology.
– How pleasant it was, how happy it was, the child's smile cannot be described. Therefore, it is very important that he feels our presence. We are very grateful that they gave us this opportunity to be with the child, says Tomasz Florczak.
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