A medical team at the Security Forces Hospital in Riyadh has succeeded in saving the life of a premature baby, born in the 23rd week of pregnancy and weighing 490 grams (much less than the normal weight of newborns) in a rare medical case, to be considered as the fourth case of its kind that is monitored in the international medical records.
Dr. Abeer Miqdad, a neonatal consultant at the Security Forces Hospital in Riyadh and the supervisor of the child''s case, explained that a 32-year-old Saudi woman went to the emergency department after feeling symptoms of childbirth, and immediately a medical team was formed and carried out the necessary examinations, considering the case a miscarriage, and the necessary measures were taken. On this basis, based on the medical indications that were available, especially since she was only 23 weeks pregnant.
She added: “After the examination, it was found that the fetus is alive and in a critical condition that requires handling it with utmost care and accuracy, so the birth took place, and immediately the child underwent cardiopulmonary resuscitation, after urgent examinations, it was found that she was in urgent need of superior and intense medical care, so she was admitted to the intensive care unit. For children Because she is one of the premature babies who are vulnerable to many health problems due to the incomplete growth of the functions of their various organs, as she was born underdeveloped.
