Exceptional care at Al-Mouwasat Hospital in Qatif Saving the life of a baby born weighing 500 grams

Exceptional care at Al-Mouwasat Hospital in Qatif Saving the life of a baby born weighing 500 grams

With God’s help, the medical team at Al-Mouwasat Hospital in Qati fsucceeded in saving the life of a baby who was born prematurely before the natural date of birth and suffers from many health problems that were dealt with by the team of doctors in a professional and proactive manner in order to ensure the safe exit of the newborn without any health problems.

The baby was born after only 25 weeks of pregnancy, weighing 500 grams, suffering from rapid breathing. A CT scan was done on the brain and a TV scan was done to make sure that there was no bleeding in the brain. It was also found that the baby had an arterial connection, which is one of the congenital defects of premature birth. And this connection does not close unless enough oxygen reaches the lungs.

The retina of the infant was examined to determine the extent of the growth of blood vessels, and it was found that she had retinopathy due to premature birth and abnormal growth of blood vessels.

Accordingly, Dr. Rasha Hassan, a consultant pediatrician, and neonatologist decided to put the infant in the intensive care unit to put her on a respirator, which continued to depend on it for breathing for a whole month, and it was necessary to deliver medicines and artificial nutrition to the body and what prevents this from weak veins and the absence of peripheral veins, as A central catheter was made in the femoral vein to deliver medicines and artificial feeding.

As for the retinopathy, Dr. Muhammad Abu Taqia, a consultant ophthalmologist and ophthalmologist, was called to discuss the girl’s issue and decided to inject the eye to stop the abnormal growth of blood vessels in the eye.

The girl stayed for three months under the care of the medical team in Qatif sympathy, until the consultant decided that the mother could return her newborn to her home in full health, safety, and security after being assured that she did not suffer from any problems with the brain and nervous system as a whole, or the digestive system and nutrition, and she weighs approximately two kilograms.

 This result confirms the leadership of Al-Mouwasat Hospital in the region in providing means of care for children and providing full moral support to parents due to the difficulties they face during this stage. Al-Mouwasat Hospital in Qatif receives many cases of low weight and premature infants.

It is worth noting that this type of care requires the availability of competencies and precise medical specialties with the presence of modern medical equipment, and this is in line with the vision of the Mouwasat Medical Services Company to attract qualified medical specialists and specialties while providing the latest technologies and medical equipment.