Saturday, December 8, 2012

Preventing Postnatal Infections


Children are particularly susceptible to infection when they are first born. Children's immune systems will strengthen as they grow, but upon birth, even a mild illness can be damaging. Postnatal infections can occur easily because of the change of environment that occurs for every newborn. Any harmful environmental factor is even more dangerous to a child who has never been exposed to different bacterias and pathogens.

Infections can arise from exposure to any number of environmental factors. This is why hospital hygiene is so important. If a newborn comes in contact with medical equipment that is not properly cleaned, they could easily and quickly contract a dangerous infection. If medical staff does not undergo the proper cleaning procedure before handling a newborn child, they could also be exposing the child to harmful germs and diseases that their body is not prepared to fight off.

Contact can come in a number of different forms and does not require lengthy exposure to unleash a harmful infection in the body of a small child. Infections can be spread through direct contact, like skin-to-skin contact. It can also be passed from indirect contact, or droplet contact.

There are also other types of transmission that can occur, including airborne transmission and common vehicle transmission. Airborne transmission may occur from something as simple as a sneeze or cough that is inhaled by the child. Common vehicle transmission is an issue of improper cleaning. An infection is spread by an object coming in contact with two different parties.

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