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Apollo Nellore Reports Successful Care For 700-Gram Infant
A woman who was about 25 weeks pregnant became seriously unwell.
She went to Apollo Specialty Hospital in Nellore for help.
Doctors found that she had a bicornuate uterus, which is an unusual shape of the uterus.
They performed an emergency caesarean section.
Her baby girl was born weighing only 700 grams.
The baby needed special care in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.
Doctors used advanced equipment and medical treatment to help her.
Both the mother and baby became stable and went home in good condition.
A 28-year-old woman, about 25 weeks pregnant, arrived with severe back pain, vomiting and leaking amniotic fluid.
Doctors diagnosed the woman with a bicornuate uterus and performed an emergency caesarean section.
The procedure delivered a baby girl weighing just 700 grams.
The infant received advanced care in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit because of her very low birth weight.
Both mother and baby became stable and were discharged from Apollo Specialty Hospital, Nellore in good condition.
- Who
- A 28-year-old woman, her 700-gram baby girl and the medical team at Apollo Specialty Hospital, Nellore.
- What
- Doctors performed an emergency caesarean section and provided intensive neonatal care for the extremely low-birth-weight infant.
- Where
- Apollo Specialty Hospital, Nellore.
- When
- The case was discussed with the media on Thursday; the pregnancy was approximately 25 weeks along when the emergency occurred.
- Why
- The woman had severe symptoms, leaking amniotic fluid and a bicornuate uterus, while the newborn required intensive care because of her very low birth weight.
Key facts
- Mother's age
- 28 years
- Pregnancy stage
- Approximately 25 weeks
- Newborn's weight
- 700 grams
- Delivery
- Emergency caesarean section
- Newborn care
- Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
- Outcome
- Mother and baby were discharged in stable condition
- Hospital
- Apollo Specialty Hospital, Nellore
Sources
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