POST DISCHARGE CARE

In Brazil, as medical care for kids in intensive units gets better, more children are surviving. But what happens after they leave the hospital? A recent study looked into how families cope with this situation. Researchers talked to family members of 339 children who had been in intensive care units

The focus was on the long-term health of babies born too early and weighing very little. These tiny fighters, known as very low birth weight infants, were studied to see how they fared after leaving the hospital. The goal was to understand their medical needs, the tools they might need at home, and