Emergency care, nurturing, and successful treatment of a 25-week premature infant
At the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, the baby began to show signs of severe respiratory distress, enteritis, and severe infection. Without a moment’s hesitation, the team of doctors and nurses quickly assisted the baby. The baby was placed on invasive mechanical ventilation, received surfactant, antibiotics, and was nourished through intravenous feeding combined with minimal enteral feeding to help the baby gradually adapt to the digestive reflex. The ventilator settings were closely monitored to minimize complications such as chronic lung disease, retinopathy in premature infants, and infections… The amount of fluids and medications was meticulously calculated per gram of body weight to ensure optimal treatment and nutrition. To minimize adverse effects from light, noise, and stress on the development of the nervous system, the baby was always cared for very meticulously, carefully, and gently.
The day the child was reunited with the mother, held in a Kangaroo position, warmed by her body, and enveloped in her love, was perhaps the most emotional moment of the sacred motherhood. The tiny body gradually grew day by day. When adjusted to 35 weeks, feeding well and weighing 2300g, with no retinal damage and no cardiovascular defects, the baby was discharged to celebrate the Lunar New Year with the family. This is likely the first and most emotional, warmest New Year for the baby and the family.
The treatment and care for low-birth-weight premature infants is a persistent and prolonged process; the joy of discharge for the patients is the happiness of the entire medical team. Caring for premature infants is a long journey, not just about saving the child but ensuring that the child develops optimally like a normal child. With high professional techniques, dedication to the profession, and modern equipment, the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Hai Phong International Obstetrics and Pediatrics Hospital has increasingly saved and successfully treated many weak, severely ill, and difficult premature newborns, gradually becoming a trusted address for many families of patients, meeting the growing needs of patients and society.
