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L-R - Dr Krishna Mehta, Dr Rajeshwari Pawar,
Dr Tushar Parikh and Dr Sachin Bhise,
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PUNE: Motherhood
Hospital, Kharadi, helps a Pune couple to celebrate parenthood after 18 years,
8 failed attempts, a high risk and a complex pregnancy.
Anita and Virendra Tripathi, from Pune, had a tough time
coping with 4 miscarriages and 4 newborn deaths in 18 years of trying for a
baby. Anita lost her first baby in the year 2002, after which she kept on
losing her baby after every 2 years. Even after consulting various
doctors in Pune and Delhi, nothing worked in the couple’s favor.
Though her pregnancy reports were normal, the baby wouldn’t
survive. However, the couple didn’t lose hope. Each one was of great moral
support to the other in the period of trials and tribulations. Finally, their
prayers were heard when Anita become pregnant in June 2018. Since her pregnancy
was high risk and complicated, she was referred to specialists at Motherhood
Hospital at 7 months (28 weeks) of her pregnancy after she suddenly broke her
waters. This happened in January 2019.
The patient was given medications to ensure fetal brain
protection and lung maturity along with antibiotics to keep infection at bay.
Medications were also given to temporarily halt the imminent delivery. On the
11th of January 2019, Anita gave birth to a premature baby boy weighing 1.3 kg.
Dr. Rajeshwari Pawar, Senior Consultant Obstetrician and
Maternal-Fetal Medicine expert at Motherhood Hospital, Kharadi, Pune, said,
“The aim was to pull on the pregnancy in utero as much as possible because
there is ‘no incubator in the world as good as the womb’. However, care was
taken to curb the chances of infection and complications to the baby in view of
absent of bag of waters covering the fetus. The patient had to be delivered at
30th week when there were hints of baby being in danger in the womb.”
Dr. Sachin Bhise, Consultant Neonatologist at Motherhood
Hospital, Kharadi, Pune, highlighted, ''After birth, the baby had trouble in
breathing, and required immediate breathing support in the delivery room. The
baby was shifted to the Neonatal ICU and given respiratory support with an
advanced technique of a non-invasive ventilator. He was also given preventive
measures to keep sepsis away and was provided nutritional support in the form
of TPN (Total Parental Nutrition).”
In NICU, the baby underwent screening for metabolic diseases
in view of the mother’s previous newborn deaths and screening to look for
retinopathy of prematurity along with echocardiography and ultrasonography of
brain, kidney and liver for congenital anomalies.
Dr. Tushar Parikh, Chief Neonatologist and In-charge of NICU
at Motherhood Hospital, said, "India accounts for 24% of world's premature
deliveries and 40% of low birth weight babies. Unfortunately, India also
accounts for more than 80% of total newborn deaths among low birth weight and
premature babies. This baby’s case is a perfect example of how we can save
extreme premature babies if they come to tertiary perinatal centre well in
time.
Anita Tripathi, Baby Rudransh’s mother said, “Motherhood is an
experience unlike other and is the best feeling in the world. I was devastated
after 8 failed pregnancies. When I was pregnant for the 9th time, there was a
question mark about baby’s survival. I would panic and constantly ask the
doctor whether the baby is fine. But my joy knew no bounds when I heard my
baby’s cry for the first time. This was what we were waiting for 18 long years.
Rudransh is 4-months old and is fine now.”
“We had to wait for 18 years, but our family is complete now.
The doctors at the hospital cooperated well and I am thankful to them for their
limitless efforts,” says Virendra Tripathi, the baby’s father.
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