Recognizing the importance and carrying out a set of actions that identify diseases in newborns early is part of the commitments of Maternidade Santa Terezinha, managed by the City of Caucaia, through the Municipal Health Secretariat (SMS), which only from January to March this year year, it has already recorded 3,204 tests being carried out in the first hours of babies’ lives. Neonatal tests: foot, tongue, eye, ear and heart tests are essential and are carried out by nurses and neonatologists, pediatricians and ophthalmologists. Exams are important for the early detection of diseases that usually do not present symptoms immediately. Professionals check whether the baby has heart problems, impaired vision and hearing or limited tongue movements, which can compromise breastfeeding and, later, speech. “These procedures are preventive actions that allow the diagnosis of various congenital diseases, that is, present from birth, even before symptoms appear, and we were able to institute early treatment, improving the baby’s quality of life and reducing complications”, says Juliana Tavares, neonatologist at the maternity ward. Special care To guarantee complete safety in relation to the health of newborns who present respiratory or cardiac changes, the Santa Terezinha Maternity ensures a series of special care throughout the hospitalization period, such as having the incubator beds at a heated temperature and allowing monitoring babies’ heart rate and oxygen saturation. Currently, the maternity ward has five incubators and six heated cribs. NewThe unit recently received a transport incubator, new beds and cribs and new seats for companions. Find out more On June 25, 2021, the City of Caucaia inaugurated the humanized birth room, with a team of professionals including an obstetric doctor and nurse, nursing technicians and also a neonatologist, in addition to the care team with psychologists who work in emotional support and a social worker, who provides support in guaranteeing the pregnant woman’s rights. The maternity ward, in addition to humanized childbirth, also offers gestational birth services, delivery of the certificate and the first registration of newborns and prints of the placenta.
Recognizing the importance and carrying out a set of actions that identify diseases in newborns early is part of the commitments of Maternidade Santa Terezinha, managed by the City of Caucaia, through the Municipal Health Secretariat (SMS), which only from January to March this year year, 3,204 exams have already been carried out in the first hours of babies’ lives.
Neonatal tests: heel, tongue, eye, ear and heart tests are essential and are carried out by nurses and neonatologists, pediatricians and ophthalmologists. Exams are important for the early detection of diseases that usually do not present symptoms immediately. Professionals check whether the baby has heart problems, impaired vision and hearing or limited tongue movements, which can compromise breastfeeding and, later, speech.
“These procedures are preventive actions that allow the diagnosis of various congenital diseases, that is, those present from birth, even before the appearance of symptoms, and we are able to institute early treatment, improving the baby’s quality of life and reducing complications”, says Juliana Tavares, neonatologist at the maternity ward.
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To guarantee complete safety in relation to the health of newborns who present respiratory or cardiac changes, Maternidade Santa Terezinha ensures a series of special care throughout the hospitalization period, such as having the incubator beds at a heated temperature and allowing the monitoring babies’ heart rate and oxygen saturation. Currently, the maternity ward has five incubators and six heated cribs.
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The unit recently received a transport incubator, new beds and cribs and new seats for companions.
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On June 25, 2021, the City of Caucaia inaugurated the humanized birth room, with a team of professionals including an obstetric doctor and nurse, nursing technicians and also a neonatologist, in addition to the care team with psychologists who work in emotional support and assistant social, which provides support in guaranteeing the rights of pregnant women.
The maternity ward, in addition to humanized birth, also offers gestational birth services, delivery of the certificate and the first registration of newborns and prints of the placenta.
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