12/02/2009

Environmental Sensitivity: Little Known Facts About Premature Baby

(...)Premature babies react more to changes in temperature, light, sound, scent and activity than full-term babies...
A premature baby who may only be recently out of the hospital does not need to be around a whole group of people. When a preemie has too much stimulus, he or she will basically shut down....
Preemies can also respond negatively to any extreme lighting.This includes not only harsh or too-bright lighting, but also to rooms that are too dark. Any pre-term infant that has spent time in a NICU also spent his or her days and nights with some kind of lighting. Hospital NICUs are never completely dark...

whole article: http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/202299/environmental_sensitivity_little_known.html?cat=5

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