A ‘Miracle baby’ weighing lighter than iPad born in UAE, doctors are
celebrating the successful delivery
The ‘miracle baby’ was born after
a 26.5-week gestation.
Doctors in a UAE hospital are celebrating the successful delivery of its smallest patient, a
baby girl, weighing lighter than an iPad, just 631 gm. The ‘miracle baby’ was
born after a 26.5-week gestation, said Govinda Shenoy, head of the Neonatology
Unit, Medeor24x7 Hospital. Shenoy pointed out that the mother was carrying a
growth-retarded fetus with oligo-hydramnios, which creates lack of amniotic
fluid around the foetus, and absent end diastolic flow, which is a condition
that increases the risk of foetal and neonatal mortality. ‘The timely
intervention and delivery of the baby was important, as the mother, who had a
high risk pregnancy, came to us
displaying symptoms of sever preeclampsia, which is a pregnancy-related
complication that is accompanied by high blood pressure and
potential damage to organs,’ media reports quoted Shenoy as saying. The baby
was successfully delivered by a Lower (uterine) Segment Caesarean Section
(LSCS) procedure, after which both mother and infant were kept under careful
observation.
‘The baby was placed under the care of the expert neonatology team in
the state-of-the-art neonatal unit,’ said Shenoy, who set up Medeor 24×7 Abu
Dhabi’s Level 3 NICU, with all its modern facilities and equipment. Mary
Roberts, Senior Obstetrician at Medeor24x7 Hospital, said the mother and
‘miracle baby’ have so far made an extraordinary recovery.‘The mother and child
have shown a remarkable recovery, with the baby’s weight increasing to 2,050gm.
The baby is doing really well and her parents are very grateful to the team for
saving her life,’ Khaleej Times reported. Roberts added that the baby, who the
parents wanted to remain anonymous, has no apparent co-morbidities and is safe
and sound. ‘They really consider her a miracle baby. She is getting
stronger.’
25.11.2016
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