(Refer to my earlier posts on my timeline for the full story) Some premature babies with a birth weight of 790g have survived. But this baby we are referring to has not even given a chance.........The baby was not transferred to the special baby unit for 3 hours. The baby was inside a dish without even a sheet for warmth ......yet, alive. the following is a copy past of an article I read on internet. Mackenzie made exceptional progress for her prematurity and size. She had minimal lung disease and was placed on nasal continuous positive airway pressure for the first three weeks of life. Then sepsis resulted in intubation for two weeks. Her condition improved and she graduated to nasal continuous positive airway pressure for one week, then to a hood, and eventually to a nasal cannula. Indomethacin successfully treated a patent ductus arteriosus at 10 day of age. She had a significant weight loss in the first six days of life, dropping from 790 grams to 600 grams. Her weight gain remained poor throughout her hospitalization. My biggest fear was necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC). The physicians were very conservative with her feedings and there were no NEC scares. At 34 weeks, when Mackenzie was ready to come off continuous feedings, she was found with her nasogastric tube partially out; she had aspirated. This caused a significant insult to her lungs, and her lung disease progressed to moderate bronchopulmonary dysplasia. Because of her tachypnea and high oxygen requirement, she had difficulty nippling, which improved after a five day course of steroids. At 34 weeks, grade I and II retinopathy of prematurity developed. She was discharged at 41 weeks on 0.25 L of oxygen, showing a good weight gain. prematurity.org/baby/rollercoaster-maroney.html Newborn Intensive Care NICU Roller Coaster Story and advice for parents with premature infants in the NICU.
Posted on: Wed, 15 Oct 2014 08:57:51 +0000