MGM Healthcare announced the discharge of Baby Tenammai, who was born at 28-week gestation.
Extreme Pre-term Baby Born at MGM HealthCare, Discharged After Attaining Optimal Weight-gain
Chennai, June 29.06.2020, 2020: MGM Healthcare announced the discharge of Baby Tenammai, who was born at 28-week gestation. This is an extremely rare & extreme pre-term birth and therefore had to remain in the neo natal intensive care unit for over 60 days after birth. That the birth and hospitalization were in the middle of the pandemic is another remarkable feat. Baby Thenammai underwent treatment to attain normal size and weight, under an expert neonatology team led by Dr. Binu Ninan, Head of Department – Paediatrics and Neonatology, MG M Healthcare.
Explaining the details of this exceptional case, Dr Chandrakumar said that the baby was considered to be an ex tremely premature birth and had a very slim chances of intact survival. “The baby girl was born on April 25, 2020 after being in gestation for about 28 weeks, which is almost 4 months earlier to the projected due date, and hence con sidered to be a case of extreme premature birth due to pregnancy-induced hypertension.“The baby weighed 750 grams which is considered to be an extremely low birth weight. She was immediately shifted to neonatal intensive care unit after birth and spent a challenging 60 days in the unit,” said Dr. Binu.
The newborn had several complications such as breathing diffi culties and perforation of the bowel which made it necessary for incubator and intensive care. It took about three weeks post the 60-day battle in the intensive care unit for the baby to start norm alising and recovering. She was finally put on milk feeding and discharged at a weight of 1340 grams, which is a great improv ement considering the health complications she faced.
“We are happy to have safely ensured the safe discharge of Baby Thenammal amidst this pandemic in spite of these ma ny complications. This is what we call ‘intact survival’, which is the right of every baby, including preterm babies. Our exp erience with the baby was very satisfying and we are glad that we could give her back to her parents in stable condition, just like any normal baby,” adds Dr. Ninan.
“We are happy we chose MGM Healthcare for our baby’s care who had to face such a difficulty immediately after birth. This care has provided a new lease of life for our baby. The hand-held support from the doctors and nurses is what com forted us throughout these 60 days. This care is something that we will cherish all our lives,” said Mr Arunachalam an elated father of Baby Thenammai.
About MGM Healthcare
MGM Healthcare, a quaternary care hospital in the heart of the city, has 400 beds, 100 ICU beds, 250+ doctors, 12 Centres of Excellence, 30+ departments, 12 operation theatres and 24×7 emergency care. MGM Healthcare offers many technological advancements which include cutting-edge developments such as a 3 Tesla MRI scan ner, biplane cath lab, an advanced mammogram machine, a wireless fetal monitoring system, an IoT-enabled ICU charting system and a neuronavigation system. The combined expertise of an experienced team of surgeons, phy sicians, technicians, nurses, paramedical, administrative and maintenance staff – led by Dr. Prashanth Rajagopal an, Director and Mr. Harish Manian, CEO – ensures highly personalized care of the finest quality.
