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Thursday, October 31, 2013

Preemie baby at the hospital!

The day I went to the Queen of the valley  hospital to interview Zarah Cuevo I came across seeing a premature baby in an incubator. The baby boy was born 34 weeks of pregnancy and is to be held until it is healthy. The baby boy was born with respiratory distress syndrome being the immaturity of the lungs. He was hooked up, and was put in his own room away from the other premature babies. I'm guessing the baby was in severe conditions. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to take a picture for privacy reasons. Aside from seeing this baby boy, I also got to see other premature babies that were just a couple weeks or days from going home. I stood there and watched the nurses do their job! When a baby would cry an alarm would go off and the nurse would immediately turn off the alarm and check on the baby. The nurses were very cautious about washing their hands before touching the baby and after. The room is set up differently then you would expect. The premature babies are put in their cribs along both sides of the room, and forever baby's crib there is a rocking chair and there's a total of 3 to 4 sinks in each room. 

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