Quynh Phuong was one of 30 babies present at the reunion of premature children, organized by the Department of Neonatology, Tam Anh General Hospital, Hanoi, on the occasion of World Premature Children’s Day November 17.
When born at 25 weeks of pregnancy, the baby was only as small as a doctor’s hand, did not breathe, did not cry, had no reflexes, had a slow heart rate, and had a fragile hope for life.
Ms. Doan, Quynh Phuong’s mother, said her child is in kindergarten.
`My family considers this a miracle,` Ms. Doan said, adding that it is a `sweet fruit` after her and her husband’s 6-year infertility treatment journey.
Baby Quynh Phuong in her parents’ arms.
Twin babies Duc Bao and Duc Kien and their mother also went to the hospital to visit the doctors.
Ms. Dieu Anh, the mother of two children, said that in the first months of her life, taking care of her two premature children was very difficult for her family.
As one of the lightest babies in Vietnam, born at 24 weeks gestation, weighing only 460 g, baby Hai Dang was also successfully raised.
Baby Hai Dang was born extremely prematurely at 24 weeks gestation, tiny and weak at birth.
At the event, doctors checked the health of premature babies who have been treated at the Neonatal Department since 2017. Doctor Le To Nhu, Head of Neonatology Department, Tam Anh General Hospital, Hanoi, evaluated
Dr. To Nhu added that caring for and treating premature babies is a big challenge in the field of neonatal resuscitation because of the high rate of complications and death.
The first week after birth is the most difficult period because extremely premature babies are at risk of severe respiratory failure, circulatory failure, brain hemorrhage, jaundice, enteritis, and infection.
`Because my child was born too prematurely, I had the intention of giving up,` Ms. Vinh Linh said during the reunion, adding that Dr. To Nhu encouraged the family to fight and the child `was revived.`
Reunion of premature babies at Tam Anh General Hospital.
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), premature birth is labor born before 37 weeks of gestational age, under 28 weeks is called extremely premature birth, from 29 weeks to 32 weeks is called very premature birth.
In 2017, researchers analyzed data from more than 1.3 million babies born in Florida (USA) from 1992 to 2002, with gestational ages ranging from 23 to 41 weeks.
According to researchers, most infants born at 23 to 24 weeks still demonstrate good cognitive function when they start kindergarten and throughout school.
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