Premature baby Seraphina was born far too early, weighing 600g. Her first home was the intensive care unit. Today she is 6 years old. How is she? What new findings are there in research? Einstein shows how a struggle for survival turned into a joy of life and where pediatric medicine stands today. 🔔 Subscribe now to SRF Wissen on YouTube 👉 / @srfwissen ⏰ A new episode of "Einstein" every Thursday at 5.30 p.m. More about the video –––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Premature baby Seraphina back then Six years ago, Kathrin Hönegger spent a night shift in the intensive care unit at the St. Gallen Children's Hospital in Eastern Switzerland, looking after little Seraphina. It was the first time in her life that she had seen such a small person who could barely fit in one hand. The latest technology keeps a premature baby alive and trained staff cares for them. But are there side effects for her later life? The premature baby Seraphina today Kathrin meets Seraphina again today and wants to know how she has developed and what a premature birth means for her parents and family. She also goes back to the Eastern Swiss Children's Hospital in St. Gallen, where Seraphina spent the first days of her life. In order to keep the side effects of a premature birth as low as possible, careful and sensitive care by doctors and nursing staff is essential in the first weeks of life. Kathrin visits the intensive care unit of Andre Birkenmaier, senior specialist, and Nicole Kaufmann, therapist, at the Eastern Swiss Children's Hospital again to find out what new findings there are in treatment and what new technical means and practical instructions will help children to lead a "normal" life in the future. How important are the last months in the womb? A child's brain develops very strongly in the last three months of pregnancy. During this phase, it needs the protection and peace in the womb. If it does not have this, it can develop abnormalities. Barbara Ritter, a neuropsychologist from the Eastern Swiss Children's Hospital, explains the connections. The future with the Concord Trolley With the latest technology, women will soon be able to keep their prematurely born child in the delivery room. The Concord Trolley is a new mobile intensive care unit that does not take the child far to the neo-intensive care unit, where it is cared for far away from the mother. In addition, the premature baby remains attached to the mother's umbilical cord during initial care for the first few minutes of its life. Senior specialist Andreas Malzacher has brought the new unit to the St. Gallen Cantonal Hospital. For him, it is clear: "Every meter that a premature baby has to walk is too much." Chapters: 00:00 Intro 01:48 Reunion with premature baby Seraphina 02:24 Review of the intensive care unit for premature babies in St. Gallen 2017 09:51 Intensive care unit for premature babies 11:34 The premature baby today 15:58 What does everyday life look like on a premature baby unit? 19:00 How advanced is medicine when it comes to premature births? 20:06 What is the lower limit for a birth? 21:19 new technical innovation Concord Trolley 26:03 The development of the brain 31:13 How is Seraphina doing today ________________________ ◾ Director: Andrea Fischli-Roth ◾ Editor: Christian Seewald ◾ Moderation: Kathrin Hönegger © 2024 SRF ________________________ This is Einstein: We tell stories that inform, educate and entertain. There are almost no limits to the range of topics. Everyday phenomena and mysteries are just as important as complex scientific topics. We establish connections in order to bridge the gap between everyday life and science. Come with us on a fascinating journey into the world of knowledge. A new episode of «Einstein» every Thursday at 5:30 p.m. 📸 The «Einstein» moderation team on Insta: ► Kathrin Hönegger: / kathrinhoenegger ► Tobias Müller: / tobias._.mueller 👉 Would you like to suggest a topic to us? Then write to us: [email protected] MORE KNOWLEDGE, EVERY WEEK –––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 🔔 Subscribe to SRF Wissen on YouTube now and activate the bell: ► https://www.youtube.com/srfwissen?sub... 👇 More knowledge can be found here: 📰 Knowledge to read: https://www.srf.ch/wissen 🎧 Knowledge to listen to: https://www.srf.ch/audio/themen/wissen 👀 Knowledge to watch: https://www.srf.ch/play/tv/themen/wis... ________________________ 🧠 Channel info: Discover, experience, understand, be amazed – that is SRF Wissen on YouTube. Here you will find fascinating videos from the subject areas of knowledge & science, environment & sustainability and health, nature & animals. All bundled on one channel. ______ Social Media Netiquette from SRF: ► https://www.srf.ch/social-netiquette #SRFWissen #SRFEinstein #PrematureBaby #ExperienceKnowledge #KnowledgeProgram #SRF #Documentary