The annual report on the condition of premature babies reveals: 700 premature babies were born with their mothers positive for Corona

In preparation for the International Day of Prematurity: The annual report on the condition of premature babies reveals: 700 premature babies were born with their mothers positive for Corona

Many of the confirmed mothers refused to be admitted to the Corona wards. Limiting the parents' access to the preemie hurt the parents.

LHB association Publishes data from the annual prematurity report in preparation for the International Day of Prematurity, according to which in the last eight months of the corona epidemic in Israel, 700 mothers with corona were born premature. The challenges facing parents.

According to the report, there is a real risk of significant indirect morbidity due to the damage to the treatment of newborns and premature infants in the following areas:

• A decrease in nutrition following the separation of a positive mother from the baby, or in other cases of fear of infection.
• Failure to provide essential vaccines to premature infants on time: according to the report, there is a fear of a decrease in the vaccination of premature infants against the RSV virus during the winter period.
• Early discharge of newborns: due to the refusal of a significant part of the confirmed mothers to be hospitalized in the Corona wards. Early discharge may expose the babies to jaundice or dehydration due to lack of medical monitoring.
• Preventing the presence of parents in preemies: in red cities, the entry of parents to preemies was restricted, and as a result, preemies were less exposed to the touch.

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Annual Premature Status Report

Following the corona crisis: an alarming increase in the rate of early discharges from the neonatal wards in less than 36 hours.

An alarming decrease in the vaccination of premature infants for the RSV virus, which is more dangerous for premature infants than the corona virus. All newborns to mothers infected with corona were without symptoms of the virus. Lehab association: increase of 50% and more requests for mental support.

The report published by "The forum for premature babies" On the occasion of International Prematurity Awareness Month, this year the focus is on the consequences of the Corona crisis on the quality of care for premature babies in Israel and the challenges it poses. In addition, concerns were expressed about an increase in the rate of early discharges from the neonatal wards, and a decrease in the vaccination of premature infants for the RSV virus during the winter period was also reported. This virus is even more dangerous for premature babies than the corona virus.

Dr. Shmuel Tsangan Points out that fortunately all the newborns of mothers who were infected with corona were without symptoms of corona, because it was found that the virus does not pass from mother to baby.. Also, a large part of the newborns did not receive mother's milk, even though the corona virus is not found in the breast milk of mothers confirmed to have the virus.."

Dr. Tsangan adds: "We call on the Ministry of Health to invest in the establishment of preemies with separate rooms for prematures, as is recommended in the Western world, and in the establishment of housekeeping departments to reduce the damage caused by separating parents from their babies. On this occasion, we welcome the establishment of the first breast milk bank in Israel and call on the Ministry of Health to complete the procedure for allocating the budget for the purchase of breast milk from the bank and thereby prevent its closure."

BLHB association It was reported that the corona crisis greatly intensified the mental distress and anxiety of the parents of premature babies. In recent times there has been an increase of 50% and more in requests for assistance and mental support against the backdrop of the Corona crisis."