MIRACULOUS
BIRTH OF A 27-WEEK BABY GIRL AT MAX SUPER SPECIALITY HOSPITAL, MOHALI
Viany Kumar
Chandigarh
Doctors at Max Super
Speciality Hospital, Mohali left no stone unturned to facilitate the miraculous
birth of a 27-week baby girl. The baby girl, who weighed 550-gram at birth,
fought all odds and retuned back to a normal healthy life. Welcoming their recovered
and beautiful baby back to their lives, the baby’s parents, Baljeet and her
husband are overwhelmed with joy. The happiness of becoming parents after their
5-year long marriage was ruined after the mother was diagnosed with
hypertension leading to various complications for herself and the baby.
Speaking about this difficult but incredible journey, Baljeet, mother of
the baby girl says, “The thought of not getting to experience this
beautiful moment haunted me for days. I feel ecstatic and more than that
complete, now that I am holding my baby in my arms safe and sound.” Talking
about the complicated case, Dr. Manu Sharma, Consultant Paediatrics and
Neonatology, Max Super Speciality Hospital, Mohali says, “The
struggle was long and never ending and the chances of baby’s survival were
minimal. The baby had to be ventilated and kept in incubator in NICU for
3-months. The child was suffering from various complications including
immaturity of lungs (HMD), hole in heart (PDA), infection (neonatal sepsis), shock
and nutrition. The child required surfactant treatment for maturation of lungs,
treatment for severe infection, abnormally low blood pressure and hole in
heart. She was given optional nutrition optimally.” Adding to that, Dr.
Manu says, “We saw a ray of hope when the baby gradually started to
improve with tolerance of feed and kangaroo mother care, maintained. At the
time of discharge from Max Hospital, the baby was weighed around 1,350-gram and
on full feed. The baby was neurologically normal, accepting spoon feeds well,
and her hearing and vision was normal. Most premature babies succumb to
infection or sepsis during their long ICU stay, which occurs primarily because
of lack of proper hand hygiene, use of unsterile equipment and inadequate NICU
cleaning practices. However, such babies need long-term follow up for their
growth and neurodevelopmental assessment. And they usually need periodical
check-ups till the age of 3-5 years, asserted Dr Sharma.” “Premature babies
this small need medical support for survival and the failure of any one system
might even lead to death. The babies this small have less than 0.5 % chance of
survival without brain damage. The biggest challenge for our team was to
prevent any infection to the baby and our team managed it very well.” says, Mr.
Sandeep Dogra senior vice president and zonal head, Max Hospitals, Punjab. Babies
born between 22-27 weeks of pregnancy are considered as babies born with
restrictive viability, as they may not exist independent of the mother prior to
this. But with advance technology and medical care, such micro preemies babies
can be saved, with a normal neurological outcome. Both the mother and the baby
are recovering well and have gone back to their normal daily routine.
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