Premature Baby Foundation of Taiwan Established Since 1992

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Premature Baby Foundation of Taiwan
(Established Since 1992)
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Mission

• To improve quality of care for premature babies.
• To draw social attention to the care and
  prevention of premature babies.

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Organization
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Actions

• Financial Assistance
• Financial aid for hospitalization
• 1992.12004.6
• 2006 cases
• 2,382,496US (NT81,004,893)
• Financial aid for home care facilities
• 1995.52004.6
• 2222 cases
• 257,054US (NT8,739,847)

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Actions

• Establishing health protective network for
  premature babies
• Setting up Preterm Labor Prevention Center.
• Sponsoring hospitals to establish clinics of
  preterm delivery prevention.

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Actions

• Medical Training Center for prematurity care
• Purposes
• to improve medical care for premature babies.
• to provide education and training for members of
  medical teams.
• to initiate studies related to premature babies.
• Duration 1998 to 2003
• Budget NT 50millions
• Contracted Hospitals
• National Taiwan University Hospital
• Mackay Memorial Hospital
• Chang-Gung Childrens Hospital
• China Medical College Hospital
• National Cheng-Kung University Hospital

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Actions

• Premature Baby Follow-up Program
• Purposes
• to provide intensive follow-up program and
  possible early intervention for premature babies.
• Contracted hospitals
• 20 contracted hospitals in Taiwan
• Eligibility requirement
• birth weight under 1,500g.
• The duration of follow up
• up to 2 years old of the baby.

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Actions

• Nursing services for home care
• Purposes
• to educate parents for appropriate home care of
  premature babies.
• to reduce parents anxiety taking care of
  premature babies.
• Locations of service
• the metropolitan area of Taipei and Taiwan area.
• Providing services
• to babies under 1,500g followed up by phone
  calls.
• of telephone consultation.
• of home visits.
• parents support group
• to educate the baby sitters

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Actions

• Promotion
• Publishing books, video tapes and posters related
  to issues regarding premature babies.
• Propagating the importance of healthy living
  prior to pregnancy and delivery.
• Drawing social attention to the issue through
  media

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Actions

• Education and Training
• various courses, lectures and symposiums in
  Taiwan
• 1994-2003, over 48 medical staffs went overseas
  for relevant studies to improve medical and
  family care for premature babies.
• Medical team includes medical doctors, nurses,
  social workers, etc.
• Fund-raising.

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Research

• Encouraging physicians, nurses and social workers
  of the contracted hospitals to research subjects
  concerning caring of premature babies and to
  bring social attention to this issue.
• 19932003 56 projects

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• Researches by PBF, 1997
• The Influence of Different Feeding Patterns
  on Premature Infants' Blood Oxygen Saturation and
  Body Temperature A Comparison of Babies Fed with
  Breast Milk or Bottled Milk
• -- Zhao-Hui Chen, Pediatrics Department of
  Taichung Veterans General Hospital
• The Function of Thyroid Gland of VLBW
  Premature Infants
• -- Fu-Yuan Huang, Pediatrics Department of
  Mackay Memorial Hospital

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• Researches by PBF,1998
• A Survey on the Needs of Families with
  Premature Babies of 6-12 Months old in Taipei
• -- Liang-Yu Xie, Chang-Gung Institute of
  Nursing
• The Refractive Status and Vision Development
  of Premature Babies
• -- Ai-Ging Wu, Ophthalmology Department of
  Mackay Memorial Hospital
• The Use of Pulmonary Function Test for
  Respiratory Therapy on Premature Infants
• -- Shu-Zhen Chen, Pediatrics Department of
  Taipei Veterans General Hospital

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Future Plans

• to promote preterm delivery prevention.
• to improve quality of medical care and reduce
  long term deficit of the babies.
• to enhance nursing service for home care.
• to promote social education through propaganda.
• to promote international cooperation .

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