Doctors in Kochi give lease of life to premature baby weighing 380 g

Kochi | Thursday | 22nd August, 2019

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Dr Digvijay, Kashvi’s father, remembers the horrific moment when he held his baby for the first time and realised that she was not breathing. At that juncture, Dr Rojo and his team stepped in, and through a rare medical achievement, nursed the baby back to health. As per doctors, she is the second tiniest baby, with regard to weight, to be born in India. We incubated her as soon as possible,” Rojo, Department of Neonatology, at Lourdes Hospital, told media persons at the hospital on Wednesday. “Though she has been discharged, follow-up and check-ups should be done for three years,” said Dr Varghese Cheriyan, medical superintendent of Lourdes Hospital..