Recién nacido prematuro con Síndrome de Down aplicación proceso de atención de enfermería

Abstract

In pregnancy, one of the main complications that can occur in pregnant women is premature delivery, it is one of the causes of the increase in the morbidity and mortality rate, which worldwide reflects 60 to 80% of mortality, the Preterm birth can also generate 50% congenital neurological disability, among these disabilities is Down syndrome, which develops due to an alteration of chromosome 21, therefore it can bring complications at birth and cause the newborn to be hospitalized, since the morbidity index is high, in our case analysis one of the main complications developed, such as pulmonary arterial hypertension, this pathology develops due to an increase in pulmonary vascular resistance that generates right heart failure, that is a disease that occurs sporadically, this pathology in neonates develops by chromosomal or genetic alterations and by an an normality that is associated with hypoxia or lung disease, this research work has as Objective to develop a case study of a premature newborn with Down syndrome by applying the nursing care process based on Dorothea Orem's self-care deficit theory to improve quality of life, the methodology of this research is an analysis of real case of a scientific, descriptive and analytical study. Therefore, it has to be based on the collection of data by reviewing scientific articles from indexed journals, original and updated for years, with the object of study