Miraculously, the premature baby girl weighed 850g, after 5 weeks of care, she weighed 1.7kg

Premature baby girl being cared for by hospital staff - Photo: BUI HUAN

On March 15, Quang Nam Central General Hospital announced that the hospital had successfully kept alive a 30-week premature baby girl, after just over 5 weeks of treatment and intensive care.

At birth, the baby weighed only 850g, the smallest premature baby ever born at this hospital.

Previously, on February 5, pregnant woman PA (31 years old, residing in Binh Son district, Quang Ngai ) was hospitalized in a state of severe labor and eclampsia, the fetus was only 30 weeks old.

The mother was consulted and transferred to emergency cesarean section and the baby girl was born weighing only 850g.

After birth, the baby was cyanotic, had weak breathing, and a slow heart rate of less than 80 beats/minute. The baby was immediately resuscitated in the operating room.

Then the baby became pinker, his heart rate increased to more than 100 beats/minute and he was transferred by doctors to the neonatal resuscitation unit of the pediatrics department.

During the treatment, the doctors put the baby on a ventilator, then switched to NCPAP. The doctors prescribed antibiotics, intravenous nutrition, a blood transfusion, and treated apnea with caffeine and vitamin supplements.

The baby's vision and hearing were checked and are now normal. After just over 5 weeks of intensive care, the baby is now developing well, weighing 1.7kg, with stable vital signs, breastfeeding well, and was discharged on the morning of March 15, to the joy of relatives, doctors, and nurses.

Specialist II Doctor Ly Vu Thi Bao Thanh - head of the pediatrics department - said that if a pregnant woman shows signs of premature labor, she should go to the nearest medical facility so that doctors can intervene promptly.

After more than a month of hospital care and treatment, the premature baby girl was discharged on the morning of March 15 - Photo: BUI HUAN

Source: https://tuoitre.vn/ky-dieu-be-gai-sinh-non-850g-sau-5-tuan-nuoi-duong-can-nang-1-7kg-20240315151826508.htm