As reported by The Standard: Not even the doctors at the Nyamira County Referral Hospital imagined that an infant born with an extremely low birth weight of 600 grammes would survive. But after staying at the hospital’s nursery for 90 days, she was discharged four days ago, weighing two kilogrammes. Dr Timothy Ombati who has been attending to the baby at the paediatric ward, says there is a worry when a baby is born with such extremely low weight because premature babies usually have underdeveloped body organs. The baby, for instance, overcame so many life-threatening hurdles. “The baby was born on the seventh month of pregnancy and at that age, some vital body organs like the lungs and liver have not fully developed. She needed extra care and that is exactly what made her overcome the dangers,” Dr Ombati said. Dr Ombati says the medics succeeded to maintain the health of the infant by being extra vigilant against common challenges that kill newborns. “We were very cautious agains...
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