Preterm baby weighing 600 grams makes it through at Father Muller Hospital
Media Release
Mangaluru, Oct 9: The neonatal team of Father Muller Medical College Hospital led by neonatologist Dr Mario Bukelo in Mangaluru has achieved a rare feat of saving a preterm baby, born at 25 weeks + 6 days of gestational age with birth weight of just 669 grams.
“Survival of such premature infants is always a challenge and requires a team effort. Loyden’s graduation out of NICU after 90 days speaks volumes of the dedicated service of the neonatologist, Neonatal nurses and post-graduates at Father Mullers NICU,” said Dr Mario Bukelo.
Premature baby weighing 680 gms with Diaphragmatic Hernia undergoes complicated surgery at Father Mullers
Premature baby weighing 680 gms with Diaphragmatic Hernia undergoes complicated surgery at Father Mullers
Mangaluru: The Pediatric Surgery and Neonatology team at Father Muller Medical College successfully operated, managed and sent home one the smallest baby to have undergone a major operation on 14th of September 2019. Click here to read original article
A team of doctors consisting of Pediatric surgeon Dr KishanShetty, Neonatologists Dr Saritha, Dr Praveen B K, Dr Mario and Anesthesiologist Dr Karl treated the baby. An extremely complicated surgery was performed where the abdominal contents were brought back and the hole in diaphragm closed successfully. This surgery is usually not attempted in babies under 1 kg as it is technically difficult due to the tiny size and almost no chance of survival. The congenital diaphragmatic hernia has a very low survival rate even in normal-weight babies born at term. Click here to read original article
Mangaluru: Two rare, complicated surgeries performed at Father Muller Medical College Hospital
Mangaluru, Sep 23: The Pediatric surgery and Neonatology team at Father Muller Medical College Hospital (FMMCH) in the city successfully operated, managed and sent home one of the smallest baby to have undergone a major operation on September 14. Click here to read original article.
“A team of doctors consisting of Pediatric surgeon Dr Kishan Shetty, Neonatologists Dr Saritha, Dr Praveen B K, Dr Mario and Anesthesiologist Dr Karl treated the baby. An extremely complicated surgery was performed, where the abdominal contents were brought back and the hole in diaphragm closed successfully. This surgery is usually not attempted in babies under one Kg of body weight, as it is technically difficult due to the tiny size and almost no chance of survival. Congenital diaphragmatic hernia has very low survival rate, even in normal weight babies born at term. ” Click here to read original article.
The Four important milestones
The four important milestones that must be observed and recorded to detect the developmental delay by the parents with help from the paediatrician.
Social Smile – Baby smiling back in response to a smile- Holds head steady- Baby keeping head steady always
- Sits alone – Baby able to sit alone with minimal support
- Stands alone-Baby able to stand on both feet with minimal support
Social Smile – Baby smiling back in response to a smile
The Development Observation Chart-Use this chart to record the growth of your baby.
| Sr # | Description | Expected | Actual |
| 1 | Social Smile | 2 months | ______ |
| 2 | Neck Holding | 4 months | ______ |
| 3 | Transfer of objects | 6 months | ______ |
| 4 | Sitting | 8 months | ______ |
| 5 | Speech Words | 9 months | ______ |
| 6 | Standing | 12 months | ______ |
| 7 | Speech sentence | 18 months | ______ |