Enhance immunity: don\'t let cesarean section in preterm infants and infants lost at the starting line

Nowadays, the high and growing proportion of births with cesarean section in premature infants. Because of their special background of birth, so need to be more careful than normal infant feeding and care. If not, will lead to many health problems, so that the growth affected, with possible right from the birth fail to win at the starting line. So, cesarean section should be carefully fed preterm infants and infants, so that their babies born to normal healthy development? We made a special trip to visit the domestic famous experts of Pediatrics Professor Wang Sumei--

Q: and after the caesarean birth of premature infants, compared with normal babies born there are what physical characteristics?
A: we say about preterm infants. Medical infants born between is called in the 28-37 pregnancy week preterm infants. Not just light weight in preterm infants, generally less than 2,500 grams, more important is the physiological function of various organs are imperfect, particularly in immune system function and vitality is weak, the mortality rate is 20 times the normal term infants.
Once again a caesarean section. Although most of them were born full term, but they are not in a natural childbirth from a vaginal delivery, but from the womb by laparotomy for take out. Therefore, the lack of adaptation to external environment after birth, is not easy to establish a normal breathing resistance weaker, amniotic fluid aspiration pneumonia and other diseases.

Q: premature and laparotomy for physical disadvantages, easier than normal babies born what some health problems occur?
A: because of premature infants is born in advance, lack of variety of immune antibodies obtained from maternal, insufficient storage iron in the body. Therefore, was born Hou in nursing and feeding Shang slightly mistake, will is easy occurs lung transparent film variable, and cranial hemorrhage, and low blood glucose, and hard swollen syndrome, and sepsis and the respiratory or digestive road infection, and deficiency iron sexual anemia, and nutrition bad, disease; caesarean section infants in was born Shi, from maternal get of immune globulin IgG also less, therefore resistance low, in was born Hou 6 months within easy occurs respiratory, and digestive road, infection, makes growth development was hinder.

Q: in view of the low immunity of Cesarean section in preterm infants and infants, weak in ability to resist disease, what countermeasures should be taken on the Fed?
A: without a doubt, taken after the birth of breastfeeding is the best choice. As we all know, contains not only suitable for babies in breast milk digestion and absorption of nutrients, such as AA, DHA, and ratio between 3:2; but also rich in immune antibody, cesarean section can help premature and distraction of various germs, and reduce the incidence of disease. In fact, many premature infants after birth, and mother of Cesarean section in infants is often lack of milk, sometimes though tried and failed to work. At this point, it is necessary to choose baby formula. Their organs are not yet mature, feature is not perfect, the normal birth infant formula may not be suitable for them to eat, designed specifically for cesarean section in premature infants or infants should be selected and the preparation of the formula.

Q: for the design and the preparation of Cesarean section and infant formula in preterm infants is characterized by what? There are some special design and preparation of nutrition?
A: this class of formula is based on the nutritional needs of premature and a caesarean section infants characteristics, comparative study on the composition of breast milk and developed, such as o-optimal infant formula in preterm infants. This formula of high content of whey protein, penetrating low, ratio, AA and DHA ratio of calcium and phosphorus, whey protein and casein ratio suitable, more stressed than ordinary infant formula \"like milk\". Among them, whey protein, taurine, nucleotides,?-carotene, oligosaccharide suitable for preterm infants with gastrointestinal function, to reduce the burden of kidney, conducive to the development of the retina and nervous system in premature infants.

It is worth mentioning is that o preterm formula milk for preterm infants, antibacterial capacity of Cesarean section, specifically add the key to improving newborn babies resist bacterial immunity factor--lactoferrin. In this way, you can make the intestinal absorption of iron in 5-7 times, while enabling immunoglobulin IgG in milk powder in the active state, greatly enhancing the immunity of Cesarean section in preterm infants and infants and anti-virus, anti-bacterial ability.

Q: o preterm formula mentioned baby milk, I would like to ask a question, that is, it also has special emphasis on adding oligosaccharides, this is premature and what is the role of Cesarean section?
A: why lower the incidence of diarrhea in infants of breastfeeding, it is because the higher levels of oligosaccharides. Research suggests that oligosaccharides can enhance intestinal immunity, so as to reduce the incidence of diarrhea. This intestinal immune system weaker and a caesarean section in premature infants and children, have important health implications.

Q: can\'t get breast milk feeding in premature infants after birth or caesarean section babies through scientific feeding can you achieve the level of normal health and development in infants born?
A: this issue, foreign medical experts have been doing a lot of research. Australia obstetrician Dr Leon Hepburn through experiments pointed out that the cesarean section in premature infants or infants as long as the nutrition intake, feed contains rich immune factors in infant formula; note that enhance immunity, while strengthening the nursing and care, on the growth and normal term infants without much difference.

In fact, it is such, preterm delivery or cesarean section facts sometimes may not be able to change, but when faced with the fact that parents not discouraged, select one of the most suitable for feeding of children or the most scientific and reasonable way be a positive attitude. In this way, your child is not born from a distance at the starting line.

Introduction to expert
Wang Sumei graduated from the Shanghai Medical University, Department of medicine, is one of the Eastern Hospital of Beijing traditional Chinese medicine University Pediatrics Director, physician and Professor of Pediatrics, graduate student instructor. More than 20 years been engaged in integrated Chinese and Western pediatric medical, teaching and research work, in the treatment of Pediatric diseases with combination of TCM and Western medicine has accumulated rich experience. Participation in national \"75\" clinical study of the research project, won the national science and technology progress award. As a national traditional Chinese medicine

Executive Director of the Institute of education, combined with Western medicine, Chinese Medical Association members and other duties, has published more than 20 papers in the national core professional journals, as two Pediatric monograph Deputy Editor. In recent years, has been committed to the upbringing of infants science popularization in his spare time, in the famous mother published dozens of articles in popular science journals.