Can a premature baby survive at 25 weeks?

If a pregnant woman gives birth prematurely at 25 weeks of pregnancy, the baby's physical condition will be relatively poor. Generally speaking, if the child does not have some health problems, but is just physically weak, then such a child needs to be well cared for and generally can survive. Such a child should be observed in the hospital for a period of time after birth and can be placed in the hospital's incubator. Let's take a look at this aspect.

Can a premature baby survive at 25 weeks?

The child was born prematurely, but his physical development is still very good, so it is better to feed him with mixed feeding in the future. Your child's physical development is very good now, and you need to adopt mixed feeding in the future, which means adding complementary foods such as rice paste, egg custard, juice, etc., and combining it with milk powder feeding. Such combined feeding can not only ensure the child's nutrition, but also promote the child's development.

Premature baby care

1. Keep warm: Because premature babies have unstable body temperature and are difficult to regulate, you should measure their body temperature more often and try to ensure that it is constant. The difference between the highest and lowest temperatures should not be greater than 1°C.

2. Careful feeding: Premature babies need breastfeeding more. Breast milk is rich in multiple nutrients such as amino acids, which help premature babies absorb and grow better. Breast milk is easily absorbed by babies, which is beneficial to the development of the digestive system and can also improve immunity. For babies who cannot suck or have weak sucking ability, it is recommended that new mothers express breast milk on time and in the right amount before feeding them.

3. Prevent complications: Regularly check vision, lungs, intestines, jaundice, etc., observe whether there is difficulty breathing, unstable body temperature or bleeding. Changing lying positions frequently will help lung circulation and prevent pneumonia.

4. Keep quiet: Premature babies need a quiet and clean environment to grow in, so be gentle when feeding, changing diapers, etc., and avoid making loud noises or smoking.

5. Prevent infection: Ensure that the room where the premature baby lives has fresh air. Do not allow unauthorized persons to enter the premature baby room. Even when holding a baby, wash your hands and put on clean clothes first. Mothers with a cold should wear a mask when breastfeeding, and wash their hands with soap and hot water before breastfeeding to avoid cross infection.

6. Baby massage: Frequently touching the baby to stimulate the baby's eyes, hands, feet, etc. can promote the baby's intellectual development, help digestion, absorption and sleep. If you experience any of the following, please contact your doctor immediately:

(1) It is generally believed that the normal body temperature of a baby is between 35℃ and 38℃. Once the baby's body temperature is found to be out of this range, it means that there is something wrong with the baby's body. Parents should try to help the baby maintain body temperature through physical therapy or other means. If the body temperature still does not return to normal, you need to contact a doctor in time;

(2) Coughing, foaming at the mouth, and shortness of breath;

(3) The amount of milk consumed suddenly decreases, the skin turns yellow, and the crying becomes weak;

(4) Sudden abdominal distension;

(5) Spasms and convulsions;