Baby care service by Apollo Home Healthcare
Author: R Jayanthi, Clinical Trainer, Chennai
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The arrival of a newborn is an exciting phase of life; a newborn represents hope and a promise of love. One of life’s most exciting—yet overwhelming—experiences is welcoming a newborn baby. Both the baby and the parents must adjust to a newer lifestyle that calls for patience during this period of adjustment. This transition needs support and care and a little help from professionals definitely eases out the responsibilities and that’s where trained and well-groomed baby care nurses play a significant role.
Lactation Support
Breastfeeding gives babies a healthy start in life. Feeding a newborn is a round-the-clock commitment. It’s also an opportunity to begin forming a bond with the newest member in the family. Apollo Home Healthcare nurses are specially trained in the care of newborns and the mother in the promotion of lactation support.
According to research conducted with breastfeeding and bottle-fed children, leptin suppresses appetite, and infant serum leptin is positively correlated with maternal concentrations. Ghrelin, which stimulates appetite, is found in higher concentration in foremilk than in hind milk. This concentration difference may also contribute to the better self-regulation of intake in breastfed infants compared to formula-fed infants, and is thus a potential explanation for increased bottle-emptying behavior that is observed among bottle-fed infants.
Swaddling
A thin blanket wrapped snuggly around a baby’s body can resemble the womb and help soothe the newborn. When done correctly, swaddling can be an effective technique to help calm infants and promote sleep.
Baby Cries and Cues
Babies tend to have different cries to express different needs or emotions. While parents might be natural at cracking the code of these crying, the newest parents benefit from a little guidance. Apollo HomeCare nurses are experts in managing the newborn & infants in understanding the cues
Newborn Assessment
Each newborn baby is carefully checked at birth for signs of problems or complications. The baby care nurse will do a complete assessment. The baby care nurse is vigilant to monitor and manage the minor ailments of newborns.
Baby Spa
There’s nothing quite as wonderful and amazing as newborn skin. It protects the baby from bacteria and germs and helps the body hold a normal temperature. Baths are a wonderful way to both clean and bond with baby as the baby relaxes in warm water.
Medication & Vaccination
As expert baby care nurses, Apollo homeCare nurses can handle and administer medicine and vaccination.
Conclusion
Apollo Home Healthcare offers baby care Nurses who are not only experienced in managing a healthy baby but also are capable of handling infants with tracheostomies, infants with neurological abnormalities, infants with PEG tubes, and other babies with other requirements.
Our well-trained, well-groomed, and experienced baby care professionals as part of the Apollo Home Healthcare system embody quality, trust, and advanced skillset.
References
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