Doctors treat baby born at 24 weeks and weighing 530 g at city hospital
A team of neonatologists at Dr. Mehta’s Hospitals in Chennai successfully treated a baby born at 24 weeks gestation weighing only 530 grams. After 97 days of intensive care, the infant was discharged in stable condition weighing 1.6 kg.
Why it matters
This case highlights significant advancements in neonatal care and the survival rates of extremely premature infants.
A team of neonatologists at Dr. Mehta’s Hospitals, Chetpet, treated an extremely premature baby, born at 24 weeks of gestation and weighing 530 grams at birth.
A press release said the baby was discharged after spending 97 days in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, weighing 1.6 kg at the time.
The mother, admitted to the hospital for pregnancy care, had developed pregnancy-induced hypertension, which posed a risk to both her and the baby. The medical team performed an emergency Lower Segment Caesarean Section nearly four months before the expected due date.
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