Скачать или смотреть Short version: Examination of the fundus of the eye of preterm infants in skin-to-skin contact

Principles, strategies and expertise within NIDCAP, the Newborn Individualized Developmental Care and Assessment Program, help us adapt care and environment based on the infant's behavior and based on collaboration with the infant's parents. Premature infants born before 30 weeks of gestation undergo repeated eye examinations to identify possible development of the eye disease retinopathy or Retinopathy Of Prematurity, ROP. The examination can be stressful and great importance should be placed on supportive measures. The parents are the infant's comfort and security. Staff and parents plan the infant's care together. The infant is cared for in a safe and comfortable position in skin-to-skin contact with their parent before, during and after the examination. Other measures that can be taken to alleviate the experience for the infant are to have a calm, quiet and dimmed environment, offer support for a comfortable position with support for the feet, to be able to grip a finger and to be able to suck on a pacifier. Sugar solution is given to reduce the pain experienced from the bright light from the camera. The infant is offered a distraction from the stress of the examination through positive experiences of the parent's voice, hands, body, scent and the taste of milk in the mouth. In this way, the experience of a necessary and strenuous examination is alleviated and the parents are the infant's most important person and security throughout the examination. We aim for procedural comfort!