{"id":8826,"date":"2023-11-17T11:39:40","date_gmt":"2023-11-17T08:39:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/urbancare.clinic\/world-prematurity-day-heres-how-you-can-prevent-infections-in-preterm-babies-at-home\/"},"modified":"2023-11-17T11:39:40","modified_gmt":"2023-11-17T08:39:40","slug":"siku-ya-watoto-kabla-ya-wakati-duniani-hii-hapa-jinsi-unavyoweza-kuzuia-maambukizo-kwa-watoto-wanaozaliwa-kabla-ya-wakati-nyumbani","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/urbancare.clinic\/sw\/siku-ya-watoto-kabla-ya-wakati-duniani-hii-hapa-jinsi-unavyoweza-kuzuia-maambukizo-kwa-watoto-wanaozaliwa-kabla-ya-wakati-nyumbani\/","title":{"rendered":"Siku ya Watoto Wachanga Duniani: Hivi Ndivyo Unavyoweza Kuzuia Maambukizi Kwa Watoto Wanaozaliwa Kabla Ya Kuzaliwa Nyumbani"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/urbancare.clinic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/world-prematurity-day-heres-how-you-can-prevent-infections-in-preterm-babies-at-home.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<p>Siku ya Watoto Kabla ya Kukomaa Duniani huadhimishwa Tarehe 17 Nov.<\/p>\n<p>Mtoto aliyezaliwa kabla ya wiki 37 za ujauzito anachukuliwa kuwa kabla ya wakati. Kila mwaka, watoto milioni 15 huzaliwa <a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unicef.org\/vietnam\/press-releases\/world-prematurity-day-2023\" target=\"_blank\">kabla ya muda<\/a> duniani kote, ambayo huchangia moja kati ya 10 zinazojifungua.<\/p>\n<p>Kulingana na Vituo vya Kudhibiti na Kuzuia Magonjwa (<a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/reproductivehealth\/maternalinfanthealth\/pretermbirth.htm\" target=\"_blank\">CDC<\/a>), kuzaa kabla ya wakati na kuzaliwa kwa uzito mdogo kwa takriban 14.8% ya vifo vya watoto wachanga. Watoto waliozaliwa kabla ya wakati wako katika hatari kubwa ya kupata matatizo ya kulisha, masuala ya kupumua, matatizo ya kuona, kusikia na maendeleo.<\/p>\n<p>Watoto waliozaliwa <a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marchofdimes.org\/find-support\/topics\/birth\/premature-babies\" target=\"_blank\">mapema<\/a> haja ya kutumia muda katika kitengo cha watoto waliozaliwa mahututi (NICU) katika hospitali, kulingana na kiwango chao cha maendeleo na msaada unaohitajika. Maadui wanaweza kuachiliwa wanapofikia uzani wa chini zaidi wa angalau pauni nne na kuonyesha kuongezeka kwa uzani thabiti. Mtoto yuko salama kupelekwa nyumbani wakati anaweza kupumua kwa kujitegemea, anaweza kunyonyeshwa- au kulishwa kwa chupa na anaweza kupata joto peke yake bila incubator.<\/p>\n<p>Baada ya kutokwa na NICU, watoto wanaozaliwa kabla ya wakati bado wanahitaji uangalizi maalum na utunzaji nyumbani kwani miili yao ni nyeti na inakabiliwa na maambukizo ambayo yanaweza kusababisha shida.<\/p>\n<p>Hapa kuna hatua sita za kuzuia maambukizo kwa watoto wanaozaliwa kabla ya wakati nyumbani:<\/p>\n<p><strong>1. Chukua chanjo:<\/strong> Mtoto aliyezaliwa kabla ya wakati na watu wanaomtunza mtoto wanahitaji kusasishwa kuhusu chanjo. Hii itazuia watoto wachanga kupata maambukizi kutoka kwa mlezi.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2. Nawa mikono:<\/strong> Kudumisha usafi wa mikono kwa kuiosha kwa sabuni baada ya kubadilisha nepi na kabla na baada ya kumshika mtoto kunaweza kuzuia maambukizi. Kutumia kitambaa wakati wa kukohoa au kupiga chafya, na kuepuka matumizi ya vitu vya kibinafsi kama vile taulo kunaweza kuzuia kuenea kwa vijidudu.<\/p>\n<p><strong>3. Mnyonyeshe mtoto:<\/strong> Ikiwa mtoto anaweza kunyonyeshwa, ni chaguo bora la kulisha kwani tafiti zinaonyesha kuwa maziwa ya mama hutoa kinga bora na kuboresha uhusiano na mama.<\/p>\n<p><strong>4. Epuka kutembelea maeneo ya umma:<\/strong> Madaktari wengi hupendekeza kupunguza ziara za mahali pa umma na watoto wanaozaliwa kabla ya wakati, angalau katika wiki chache za kwanza ili kupunguza hatari ya kuambukizwa magonjwa.<\/p>\n<p><strong>5. Punguza wageni nyumbani:<\/strong> Ni muhimu kupunguza wageni nyumbani, hasa watu ambao wana kikohozi, baridi au tumbo. Wazazi wanapaswa kuwahimiza wageni kudumisha usafi wa mikono kabla ya kugusa mtoto.<\/p>\n<p><strong>6. Kutovuta sigara nyumbani:<\/strong> Uvutaji sigara unapaswa kuepukwa kabisa katika nyumba zilizo na watoto waliozaliwa kabla ya wakati, kwani moshi wa sigara ni hatari kwa mapafu yao na mifumo ya kinga ambayo haijakomaa.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.medicaldaily.com\/world-prematurity-day-heres-how-you-can-prevent-infections-preterm-babies-home-471117\">Chanzo cha matibabu cha kila siku<\/a><\/p>\n<p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/urbancare.clinic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/world-prematurity-day-heres-how-you-can-prevent-infections-in-preterm-babies-at-home.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<p>Siku ya Watoto Kabla ya Kukomaa Duniani huadhimishwa Tarehe 17 Nov.<\/p>\n<p>Mtoto aliyezaliwa kabla ya wiki 37 za ujauzito anachukuliwa kuwa kabla ya wakati. Kila mwaka, watoto milioni 15 huzaliwa <a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unicef.org\/vietnam\/press-releases\/world-prematurity-day-2023\" target=\"_blank\">kabla ya muda<\/a> duniani kote, ambayo huchangia moja kati ya 10 zinazojifungua.<\/p>\n<p>Kulingana na Vituo vya Kudhibiti na Kuzuia Magonjwa (<a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/reproductivehealth\/maternalinfanthealth\/pretermbirth.htm\" target=\"_blank\">CDC<\/a>), kuzaa kabla ya wakati na kuzaliwa kwa uzito mdogo kwa takriban 14.8% ya vifo vya watoto wachanga. Watoto waliozaliwa kabla ya wakati wako katika hatari kubwa ya kupata matatizo ya kulisha, masuala ya kupumua, matatizo ya kuona, kusikia na maendeleo.<\/p>\n<p>Watoto waliozaliwa <a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marchofdimes.org\/find-support\/topics\/birth\/premature-babies\" target=\"_blank\">mapema<\/a> haja ya kutumia muda katika kitengo cha watoto waliozaliwa mahututi (NICU) katika hospitali, kulingana na kiwango chao cha maendeleo na msaada unaohitajika. Maadui wanaweza kuachiliwa wanapofikia uzani wa chini zaidi wa angalau pauni nne na kuonyesha kuongezeka kwa uzani thabiti. Mtoto yuko salama kupelekwa nyumbani wakati anaweza kupumua kwa kujitegemea, anaweza kunyonyeshwa- au kulishwa kwa chupa na anaweza kupata joto peke yake bila incubator.<\/p>\n<p>Baada ya kutokwa na NICU, watoto wanaozaliwa kabla ya wakati bado wanahitaji uangalizi maalum na utunzaji nyumbani kwani miili yao ni nyeti na inakabiliwa na maambukizo ambayo yanaweza kusababisha shida.<\/p>\n<p>Hapa kuna hatua sita za kuzuia maambukizo kwa watoto wanaozaliwa kabla ya wakati nyumbani:<\/p>\n<p><strong>1. Chukua chanjo:<\/strong> Mtoto aliyezaliwa kabla ya wakati na watu wanaomtunza mtoto wanahitaji kusasishwa kuhusu chanjo. Hii itazuia watoto wachanga kupata maambukizi kutoka kwa mlezi.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2. Nawa mikono:<\/strong> Kudumisha usafi wa mikono kwa kuiosha kwa sabuni baada ya kubadilisha nepi na kabla na baada ya kumshika mtoto kunaweza kuzuia maambukizi. Kutumia kitambaa wakati wa kukohoa au kupiga chafya, na kuepuka matumizi ya vitu vya kibinafsi kama vile taulo kunaweza kuzuia kuenea kwa vijidudu.<\/p>\n<p><strong>3. Mnyonyeshe mtoto:<\/strong> Ikiwa mtoto anaweza kunyonyeshwa, ni chaguo bora la kulisha kwani tafiti zinaonyesha kuwa maziwa ya mama hutoa kinga bora na kuboresha uhusiano na mama.<\/p>\n<p><strong>4. Epuka kutembelea maeneo ya umma:<\/strong> Madaktari wengi hupendekeza kupunguza ziara za mahali pa umma na watoto wanaozaliwa kabla ya wakati, angalau katika wiki chache za kwanza ili kupunguza hatari ya kuambukizwa magonjwa.<\/p>\n<p><strong>5. Punguza wageni nyumbani:<\/strong> Ni muhimu kupunguza wageni nyumbani, hasa watu ambao wana kikohozi, baridi au tumbo. Wazazi wanapaswa kuwahimiza wageni kudumisha usafi wa mikono kabla ya kugusa mtoto.<\/p>\n<p><strong>6. Kutovuta sigara nyumbani:<\/strong> Uvutaji sigara unapaswa kuepukwa kabisa katika nyumba zilizo na watoto waliozaliwa kabla ya wakati, kwani moshi wa sigara ni hatari kwa mapafu yao na mifumo ya kinga ambayo haijakomaa.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":8827,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"Default","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/urbancare.clinic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/world-prematurity-day-heres-how-you-can-prevent-infections-in-preterm-babies-at-home.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8826","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>World Prematurity Day: Here&#039;s How You Can Prevent Infections In Preterm Babies At Home - Urban Care Clinic<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/urbancare.clinic\/sw\/siku-ya-watoto-kabla-ya-wakati-duniani-hii-hapa-jinsi-unavyoweza-kuzuia-maambukizo-kwa-watoto-wanaozaliwa-kabla-ya-wakati-nyumbani\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"World Prematurity Day: Here&#039;s How You Can Prevent Infections In Preterm Babies At Home - Urban Care Clinic\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"World Prematurity Day is celebrated On Nov.17 every year to bring attention to the problems experienced by mothers and newborns in connection with preterm birth.A baby born before 37 weeks of pregnancy is considered preterm. 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Every year, 15 million babies are born preterm worldwide, which accounts for one in 10 deliveries.According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), preterm delivery and low birth weight account for about 14.8% of infant deaths. Premature babies are at high risk of developing feeding difficulties, breathing issues, problems with vision, hearing and development.Babies born premature need to spend time in the newborn intensive care unit (NICU) at the hospital, depending on their level of development and support required. Preemies can be discharged when they reach a minimum weight of at least four pounds and show steady weight gain. The baby is safe to be taken home when they can breathe independently, can be breastfed- or bottle-fed and can keep warm on its own without the incubator.After the discharge from NICU, premature babies still need special attention and care at home as their bodies are sensitive and prone to infections that can lead to complications.Here are six steps to prevent infections in premature babies at home:1. Take vaccinations: The premature baby and the persons taking care of the child need to be up to date on vaccinations. This will prevent the newborns from contracting the infection from the caregiver.2. Wash hands: Maintaining good hand hygiene by washing them with soap after changing diapers and before and after touching the baby can prevent infections. Using a tissue while coughing or sneezing, and avoiding the use of shared personal items such as towels can prevent the spread of germs.3. Breastfeed the baby: If the baby can be breastfed, it is an ideal choice of feeding as studies show breastmilk provides better immunity and improves bonding with the mother.4. Avoid visiting public places: Most doctors recommend limiting public place visits with premature babies, at least in the first few weeks to reduce the risk of contracting infections.5. Limit visitors at home: It is important to limit visitors at home, especially people who have coughs, colds or stomach bugs. Parents should encourage visitors to maintain hand hygiene before touching the child.6. 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