Importance of Newborn Health Checkup. How long should parents continue regular checkup for their babies? - Dr. Seema Gaonkar

Fourth trimester actually looks like a very fascinating term which is a quite new term. It actually means post delivery for any mother. Actually in pregnancy she will have only three trimesters first, second and third trimester. Fourth trimester means post delivery till 12 weeks of the baby, from the delivery to 12 weeks of the baby's birth. So that fourth trimester is specifically coined to understand or to make everybody aware of the significance of it. Because once the baby is born the pregnancy is already terminated but neither the baby is completely ready nor the mother is completely ready to take the full care of both of theirs, each others or both of theirs. So mother also needs special supports because she is just started lactating, she is having wounds, she needs physical, emotional, mental supports and lot of encouragement, lot of practice to feed. There's so many things going on in her body nine months whatever has changed in her has to come back. So there's so many things which are happening in her. The other aspect being a pediatrician I would like to discuss about the baby. The other aspect from the baby side this first 12 weeks or at least first six weeks a very very crucial in baby's life because baby was all these days enjoying inside the mother's womb in the amniotic fluid or the liquor of the mother safely and it comes out first it has to cry, breathe by itself though the feed is given it has to digest the feed, it has to pass the motions out, pass the urine out that so many things baby has to do independently, maintain its temperature you know and cry for anything which it needs like the diaper to be changed or the feed to be given there's so many things baby need to do independently like baby has cried after birth, baby has to cry for feeds, for changing of diapers, for changing of positions and baby also has to adjust to the external environment, external noises, external lights and so many other things. Okay? The temperature changes the you know humidity changes and so many things that's in the early parts. Also then baby has to learn to feed so a baby has to suckle feed adjust with the breasts so many things and after that baby has to grow with the milestones also. Baby has to start looking around, focusing, smiling you know reacting to the sounds, reacting to the light, reacting to the people, react you know looking at the people so development also will be going ahead. So these are the challenges in first 6-12 weeks when the baby is facing and the mother is also facing lot of you know issues with that and they both need certain kind of bonding, certain kind of support from the environment that is why this fourth trimester is specifically coined because they need emotional support, they need physical support, they need other than that mental support also especially for the mother and baby needs lot lot lot of physical support and the feeding and nourishment and the warmth.

What is a Collapsed Neonate? Most common causes & management of neonatal collapse? - Dr. Seema Gaonkar

Main reasons why a baby needs incubator. How long is it used for & it’s Benefits? - Dr. Seema Gaonkar

What is Spinal Muscular Atrophy? What is the life expectancy of someone with SMA and what is the cure? - Dr. Seema Gaonkar

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