About the system of rehabilitation of preterm infants within walking distance

During last five years there was increasing preterm infants, these children were born with a gestational age of 26 weeks and weighing 800 g, with severe combined pathology. Preterm infants came to the nearest polyclinics after the first stage of rehabilitation in hospitals. There are many questions how and when specialists should begin rehabilitation of such children. Specialists observes that is required an integrated approach to the rehabilitation of premature babies by analyzing the development of these children. Considering that children’s polyclinic allows monitoring children till 18 years of age, there is a possibility of observing and assisting these children during longer period. It is also very essential to realize that without an adequate intensive nursery care the negative consequences become irreversible for premature infants. Birth of a premature infant is a severe psychological stress for both parents. Often without completely realizing it, the family begins to live in conditions of high emotional stress. The department of medical rehabilitation must operate with the parents of a premature baby, in order to help them adapting to the new conditions of life. The task of differentiated medical and psychological rehabilitation can be fulfilled only by the district polyclinic in which the child will be observed until the age of 18. In the article considered features of modern rehabilitation of preterm infants in the in ambulatory-polyclinic service.

preterm infants, children with disabilities, rehabilitation, rehabilitation institutions