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Diabetes, hypertension, kidney problems, urinary tract infections and obesity among pregnant women are the main causes for which the IMSS reported in 2017 the birth of 41 thousand 664 [19659002] premature infants out of a total of 425 thousand 516, that is, 9.8% of children were born before 37 weeks of gestation.
Aída Patricia Martínez de Gante, head of the Division of Hospital Neonatology of Obstetrics and Gynecology of the IMSS in Jalisco, explained that the premature births are a phenomenon of more in more frequent not only in Mexico, but in the world. "The rates of premature births internationally reported by the World Health Organization (WHO) range from five to 18."
Prematurity may be caused by various conditions in the health of the mother as suffering from diabetes, hypertension, kidney problems, urinary tract infections or d & # 39; obesity; it may also be associated with the use of assisted reproductive technologies or pregnancies where mothers are very young or old.
For the premature newborn organs to mature, the IMSS has 63 neonatal intensive care units (NICUs), where women with higher risk factors may be predisposed to having Premature delivery The Gynecology and Obstetrics Hospital of Jalisco has one of the largest units in the country with high tech equipment and qualified personnel to look after these babies.
At the NICU of Jalisco, babies are received in critical condition Immaturity of all its organs, which are assisted according to their conditions, requiring ventilatory support in most cases, so they are connected to a respirator.
In this medical unit, said Martinez de Gante, 100% of children are in critical condition and every day there are success stories. Children are received from week 24 of pregnancy, to premature late from 32 to 37 weeks. A group of these patients may have a type of congenital malformation, usually of the gastrointestinal tract, central nervous system, or heart disease.
The incidence of premature newborns increased adequate care strategies, so that the expectancy of survival of these babies born after 26 weeks of gestation (six months) is 70%, while for babies 32 weeks (eight months), survival exceeds 90% Most premature were born during this last period
For taking in overall charge of these patients, strategies such as the clinic for retinopathy of prematurity, premature babies program with community projection, kangaroo mom program and breastfeeding.
In turn, Juan Manuel Enciso Meraz, Head of Fetal Medicine and Imaging at the same hospital, called on pregnant women to accurately track their pregnancy and to inform the doctor if they presented risk factors . It is even advisable to seek advice when planning a baby
Regarding the treatments available at the hospital, he explains that there are several methods to confirm the diagnosis and use medicinal products beneficial to the health of the unborn baby, for example progesterone application to prolong the duration of pregnancy, steroids to reduce the risk of respiratory problems and sulfates to protect brain tissue.
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