Dubai: Amid the COVID-19 pandemic that breaks out when life becomes so fragile, the efforts of a young Emirati couple and a Dubai hospital to save a couple of twins born in the sixth month of pregnancy are presented as a moving story of triumph of the human spirit.
The couple of two male babies, AB and JB, were born in the last week of July at 26 weeks at the Emirates Specialty Hosptial in Dubai Health Care City of an Emirati couple. Weighing only 700 g at birth, they had to return home after two. months thanks to diligent staff intervention and the care of their parents amid the pandemic.
Dr. Deina Elshourbagy, an obstetrics specialist and gianecologist, told Gulf News that the Emirati Mum A. A. she had suffered unwelcome hard work 15 weeks before the date of birth and had given birth to her male babies at 26 weeks gestation on July 26.
“The mom was in the sixth month of pregnancy, the time of trimester, when she started working, she was very worried, however, we had time to make prenatal consultations with the partner and administer a prenatal steroid and magnesium sulfate remedy to protect the lungs. “and the brains of young children. She was in the pre-work phase, so young children were born by C-section. Young children were born on July 26 and weighed only 700 g at birth,” Dr. Elshourbaghy said.
It is a challenge to feed healthy premature twins in the following months, however, the ICU team led by Dr. Monika Kaushal, a representative neonatologist and pediatrician, persisted with the parents. get special resuscitation and a less invasive surfactant management (LISA) strategy to boost the maturation of your lungs. We follow the most productive practices for neonatal extensive care. Newborns had food intolerance, which meant they had disorders with enteral eating. infections, apnea (respiratory disorders), bradycardia (slow central rhythm), but everything went well.
Dr Kaushal added: “We administer parenteral nutrition (a special nutritional combination given intravenously to premature young children) within six hours of birth and enteral nutrition (special nutritional enrichment given to young children with low birth weight to increase bone density) also brought in from day one. Young children were breast milk (MOM). All of this has been effective,” Dr Kaushal said.
One of the most vital techniques for feeding premature young children is kangaroo care, provided through parents, which are developmental care given to premature babies by holding a bath through the skin opposite the naked chest of the mom or dad. This body-to-hand warmth creates unique bonds with parents and helps respiratory and cardiac purposes on occasions of premature young children.
Dr Kaushal said parents would come several times a day for hours to provide care to kangaroos. Permanent medical intervention and due diligence paid off and newborns were released with weights of more than 2 kg each at the end of September. “Babies returned home without waiting for headaches after their neurological examination according to their corrected age,” he added.
The extremely cheerful father, SNB, thanked the hospital for the care and recommendation to maintain the form of his firstborn.
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