The West Demerara Re-gional Hospital (WDRH) NICU staff have reported success in saving the lives of two babies who were born premature at 32 and 33 weeks, according to a Region Three Health Services release.
The release said that Narissa Dwarika, now 17 days old, will leave the NICU after she was delivered at 33 weeks, weighing 1.8 kg. After birth, the baby was diagnosed with respiratory distress and given Continuous Positive Airway Pressure support for 8 days, along with antibiotics therapy, blood transfusions and tube feeding until she was able to be breastfed by her mother.
The second infant, Toshana Lake, now 26 days old, was delivered at 32 weeks at home then admitted in the WDRH NICU. The child was placed on a ventilator (life support machine) for nine days, and administered antibiotics therapy for another ten days during which she was fed via stomach tube. The infant is now being breastfed by the mother.
