A female citizen gives birth to a baby girl in the fifth month of pregnancy

Doctors in Abu Dhabi succeeded in saving a newborn female citizen, who was born at the age of 23 weeks and three days of pregnancy (only five months). Her birth weight reached 550 grams and her length was 30 centimetres. She is considered one of the rare cases in the world in terms of birth date and weight. The baby girl.

Dr. Ivanio Asueta, consultant head of the premature and neonatal department at Danat Al Emarat Hospital, explained that “the global incidence of birth at 23 weeks of pregnancy is approximately five births out of every 10,000 births, and that the rate of continued life of a newborn at this age of pregnancy is 29.” %,” adding that “all the organs of a newborn at this age of pregnancy are incomplete, including the lungs, and these organs are unable to perform their functions, which requires placing the newborn in an incubator that provides an environment similar to a uterus.” The mother is supported with breathing, feeding, and other devices until the newborn reaches the age of 35 weeks of pregnancy and weighs more than 1,800 grams. He pointed out that comprehensive preventive examinations were conducted for the newborn at birth, during her stay in the hospital, including a retinal examination, heart and brain examinations, and other examinations that are conducted for all newborns at Danat Al Emarat Hospital, and before she left intensive care, the last examinations showed that all her organs had completed their growth and were performing their functions. The fullest face.

The newborn’s father, Abdullah Ali Al Kaabi, expressed his happiness at saving his daughter (Reema), as her mother had signs of premature birth at this time, saying: “At first I thought about traveling for treatment abroad, but the specialist doctors unanimously agreed that no one bears responsibility for transporting her due to the difficulty of the process.” Transportation, and they do not recommend it.”