Patient's question:
The baby is a premature infant. What are the precautions to take after a premature infant is discharged from the hospital? What should be paid attention to on a daily basis?Doctor's answer:
1. Premature infants are prone to various complications due to underdeveloped physical condition, such as hyperbilirubinemia, anemia, malnutrition, chronic lung disease, retinopathy of prematurity, brain injury, etc. After discharge, please bring your discharge records to our Neonatal Clinic for follow-up within one week. Follow-up visits should be scheduled at the Premature Infant Follow-up Clinic after adjusting for gestational age, typically around 40 weeks.2. Premature infants often face feeding difficulties. Please be patient and avoid choking on milk. If we continue exclusive breastfeeding, we recommend supplementing with "breast milk fortifier" to compensate for the nutritional deficiencies in premature infant milk. Switch to standard infant formula once your baby's weight is appropriate for their gestational age.