INVESTIGATION – A medical follow-up at home remains essential, but the continuous presence of the parents is very beneficial for the infant.
«It’s like everything was normal. In our eyes, our baby is no longer hospitalized“. Ophélie Valognes gave birth to her little Baptiste about three months before the term, due to pre-eclampsia, a disease characterized by high hypertension in pregnant women. He weighed 1.15 kg. A month and a half, and 1.3 extra kg later, her baby was able to benefit from an early discharge from the neonatology department in Caen where he was being cared for. Because his condition was considered stable, and his parents were sufficiently independent, Baptiste went home, watched by a mobile team of pediatric nurses who come by daily. A context that changes everything for the family. “A baby needs his parents to grow. At home, I am available for him 24/7, and his empowerment is impressive“, rejoices Ophélie Valognes, who before that had to go every day to the CHU, 30 minutes by car from her home, to spend time with her infant.
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