Transcript Born in Jan 2004 & weighing just 10 oz (284 gms)

KAGUYA
Has 2
Mummys
but
No Daddy!
Born in Jan 2004 & weighing just 10 oz (284 gms),
Zoe Koz fitted into his father’s palm. He went home on 4th June
after eye surgery & is still on Oxygen.
Cochrane Review
2004
Massage to
Promote Growth,
Decrease Stress
& increase
Tactile stimulation
in
Preterm & LBW
Conclusion:
‘Evidence is weak’
• 812 Deliveries in
women with
Periodontitis
• DNA probe of oral
pathogens / PP Mat
bld / fetal cord bld
• Preterm 19.9% vs
6.9% (high IgM)
• C. rectus culprit?
Ann Periodon Dec 2001
• 366 Women with
Periodontitis
Preg <35 wks
• Blinded RCT
• 84% less Preterm in
Scaling + Root
planning + Placebo
Group compared to
Group trted with
post op
metronidazole
J Periodon Jan 2003
•Incidence of 7.1% of PTL & FGR in Group
never consuming Fish to
1.9% in Group eating Fish
as hotmeal atleast once a week
•In a study of 8729 women
Maternal Nutrition Group
Danish Epidemiology Science Center, Copenhagen
BMJ Feb 2002
N-3 Fatty Acids: Docosahexaenoic Acid ( DHA )
And Prevention of Preterm labour
DHA
Gestational
Duration
PG Synthesis
Uterine
Contractions
Preterm
Labour
Biol Med vol226(6)2001
Am J ObG Apr 1997
BMJ Feb 2002
DHA & Brain Development
‘Intake of DHA-PUFA during
Pregnancy&Lactation (Cod liver
Oil) may improve child’s IQ’
-Helland et al Paed Jan2003
Breast-fed Babies have a
Higher IQ ( 8 points )
-Lancet 1994
Prenatal exposure to higher concentration
Of DHA results in Mature pattern of Sleep
Suggesting better CNS integrity
- Am J Clin Nutr 2002
•Fetal Neural Activity
Begins at 10 weeks
•Neurons spin out Axons
•Electrical activity fine
-tunes Brain circuitry
•Learning begins at Birth
with sensory experiences
WHAT GOES
ON?
•Babies can see
at Birth
•Knack of
Focussing
comes later
What Parents
can do?
•Regular eye
exam
From 2 weeks
onwards
What goes on?
•Emotion
circuits are
Constructed
early
•Distress &
Contentment
Followed by
Joy,
Sadness,envy,
Empathy,
Pride, Shame
What
parents can
do?
•Loving care
provides
Emotional
Stimulation
•Neglect &
Abuse lead
to Anxiety &
abnormal
stress
response
What goes on?
•Tunes to
Mother’s voice
Even before
Birth
•Deciphers &
reproduces
Lyrics in 6 years
•Can recognize
vowels
(Building Blocks
of Speech) at 6
months
What parents
can do?
•Talking a lot
speeds up
Learning
process
•High pitched
sing song
style help
connect
objects with
words
What goes
on?
•Movements
jerky at Birth
•Refined
circuits for
Reaching
Grabbing,
Sitting,
Crawling.
Walking &
Running in 4
years
What
parents can
do?
•Give
Freedom to
explore
safely
•Engage in
Activities for
Hand-eye
coordination
IMPLICATED IN:
Cancer
Cardiac
Mental
Osteoporosis
Impotence
Infertility
Abortion
Preterm
FGR
“Coffee gives me warmth,
Waking and an
Unusual force”
BENEFITS:
Increased Alertness
Better Work
Performance
Elevates Mood
( More after Meal )
Anti oxydants
Less: Suicides
RTAccidents
colorectal Ca
Gall stones
Cirrhosis
Asthma
Parkinson’s
Type II DM
Adverse Effects:
Less Sleep
More Anxiety
Crosses Placenta
Secreted in Milk
NO EFFECT ON:
CV Problems
MI, Arrhythmias,
Atherosclerosis
Hypertension
Cholesterol
Acid Peptic Disease
Osteoporosis
Ca Breast / Bladder
Quality of Sleep
Fertility Male/Female
Fetus/Neonate
Teratogenesis
Abortion
Uterine Contractions
A 17-cm Scissors left inside abdomen at Surgery for Ca Colon
at St George Hospital, Sydney in 2001 – Retrieved 18 months
later
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