Newborns improving at Vellore hospital

Baby girls were transferred in a critical condition from Dharmapuri

November 23, 2014 08:25 am | Updated November 17, 2021 02:03 am IST - VELLORE:

Two newborn baby girls, transferred in a critical condition from the Government Hospital at Dharmapuri to the Government Vellore Medical College Hospital (GVMCH), Adukkamparai, are improving after specialist treatment at the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU).

E. Theranirajan, Professor and Head of the Department of Paediatrics, GVMCH, told The Hindu that the baby of Rani, which came to the hospital on Wednesday, 52 hours after birth in a high ventilator setting, is now breathing spontaneously with ventilator support under continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP). It came to the hospital with multiple problems, including persistent pulmonary hypertension, renal shutdown and breathing problems. The renal problem and hypertension were resolved. The mother who did not accompany the baby was now asked to come in order to breast-feed it.

The baby of Dharani, which came to the GVMCH on Thursday, on the 16th day of birth, with septicaemia, pneumonia, jaundice, ventricular septal defect and respiratory problems, was improving. The ventilator support was removed, and the baby was being given oxygen. Jaundice also came down. The ventricular septal defect was not an immediate threat to the baby, and could be treated later, Dr. Theranirajan said.

The baby was being fed through tube with the breast milk extracted from the mother.

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