PUNE: Noble Hospitals recently celebrated the fifth birthday of an extremely premature-born child. One of the most preterm births/ smallest gestational births in South East Pune, the child’s intact survival and being developmentally normal is something unique.
Dr.Anil Khamkar, Academic Head & Senior Consultant – NICU at Noble Hospitals said that the baby boy was born in the 24th week (5.5 months) of pregnancy commonly referred to as extremely premature born, and weighed only 530 gm at birth. While advancement in science and medical care has ensured the survival of premature babies, such babies are often associated with some or other morbidity and do require therapies like speech or occupational therapies. They are also at risk of IVH (Intraventricular hemorrhage- bleeding in the brain. The risk of IVH increases with the degree of prematurity, as the brain’s blood vessels are not yet fully developed and are very fragile).
In this case, the baby did not have IVH, no infection throughout the NICU stay, nor were any antibiotics given. The baby was given kangaroo care in rotation by his mother and his father. Dr.Khamkar said that we followed strict asepsis protocols of Noble Hospital NICU which ensured the baby didn’t have infection throughout the NICU stay.
Dr.PD Pote Paediatrician at Noble Hospitals said that one of the important features was also ensuring excellent nutrition. With good nutrition and supportive care, we could achieve normal growth and development of the baby during NICU stay and afterward which one would expect if a baby is in the mother’s womb. When the baby was not in a position to have milk, Total Parental Nutrition ( TPN) was given. This was followed by giving him human milk which helped the baby gain weight and become healthy.
Dr Abhay Mahindre, Head of Administration and Director of NICU said that Total Parental Nutrition is a method of providing nutrition to sick babies that provides nutrients directly into the bloodstream through a vein.
Dr. Khamkar added that the intact survival of the baby ( no morbidities, or infections despite the baby requiring ventilator support and though the baby was very sick) and being developmentally normal is something unique and we are extremely happy that our strict protocols and expert care played a part in this.
“We are proud to have a team of NICU doctors, nurses, and support staff who are proactive and dedicated to meeting the highest standard for better patient outcomes“, said Dr. Divij Mane, Director of Noble Hospital and Research Centre. “We congratulate the NICU team who followed strict protocols“. With the JCI Gold Seal which is the highest accolade for a hospital worldwide for Healthcare Quality and Excellence, Noble Team meets the highest standards in the world.
State-of-the-art NICU supported by an advanced human milk bank and backed by a multidisciplinary team ensures all the medical and nutritional requirements that are crucial for newborn care are delivered with the highest standards, according to Dr Divij Mane, Director of Noble Hospitals.
