After 7 years of marital bliss, a couple Navaneetha and Narender were blessed with a baby boy who was a preemie (preterm baby). On day 1 of life, the neonate was admitted to a local hospital at Shadnagar in the Ranga Reddy district in Telangana. The baby underwent treatment with supplemental oxygen and due to severe difficulty in breathing and respiratory distress, the parents were counseled to receive treatment from a higher centre which can provide tertiary care services and advanced treatment options. Yashoda Hospital Somajiguda responded in 12 minutes and the baby was transported to the hospital in 30 minutes. A team led by Dr. Sudha. B, a Senior Consultant Neonatologist from the Pediatric department of the hospital, managed to retrieve the baby in an ambulance which was equipped with a state-of-the-art transport incubator and transport ventilator. Brought to the NICU and under the care of Dr. Suresh Kumar’s team of 6 consultants namely; Dr Sudha, Dr. Veena, Dr. Jeevan, Dr. Samatha, and Dr. Sriveni, the baby was revived in a timely manner.
Recounting the diagnosis, Dr. Suresh Kumar the Lead Consultant – Pediatric Critical Care and Pediatrics at Yashoda Hospitals Somajiguda said, “The baby had congenital pneumonia, an inflammatory disease of the lungs which is usually seen in a small proportion of infants. The baby was put on ventilator support in view of severe difficulty in breathing and was treated with Intravenous (IV) antibiotics and supportive therapy with continuous monitoring by our expert team of nurses. The baby was on invasive ventilation with mechanical ventilator support for 3 days, after which the baby was extubated and supported with CPAP therapy (Continuous positive airway pressure), a non-invasive mode of ventilation and was later put on supplemental oxygen. The baby was on the mother’s feed throughout the stay after which he recovered and was discharged after 7 days of hospital stay.”
After the successful treatment, the infant was found to be doing well a week later, having gained weight with regular intake of feed. Thanking Dr. Suresh Kumar, Dr Sudha and the team of Yashoda Hospitals, the parents of the baby said “We were very scared when our baby couldn’t breathe and we were asked to visit another hospital, but coming to Yashoda Hospitals was the best decision, since our baby is now healthy and capable of breathing on its own. Even though it was a challenge for the team to transport the baby with such breathing issues, with the excellent transport services available at Yashoda Hospitals it was convenient and faster. In a nutshell, we are glad that the baby has survived and we are extremely grateful and impressed by the services provided by the Hospital and its doctors. “
