Gaurav Saigal
gaurav.saigal@hindustantimes.
LUCKNOW: Manoj and Alka Rastogi call it god's grace.
Their daughter Raashi who is apparently lightest baby born in India was declared healthy and normal by the doctors. Her birth weight was 620-grams!
"Raashi became severely ill a week after the birth and for over three months she remained at hospital. God helped us save her," said Alka as she cuddles Raashi in her lap.
"The baby with lowest birth weight in India has been reported from Jaipur in July 2009 where Suryansh was born 682-gms. Raashi was born 620-gms that makes her lightest baby born in India," says Dr MU Hasan, the neonetologist who gave treatment to Raashi.
The world record for lowest birth weight is with Rumaisa Rahman, born 563-gms in Chicago in 2004 to a couple of Indian origin. Rumaisa's weight went to as low as 244-gms after birth making her the world's lightest baby.
During treatment doctors told us Raashi was one of the lightest born babies in the world. Though this was a record of sorts but we were worried for her, said Manoj who spent sleepless nights in hospital.
Raashi was incidentally third of the triplet born with 28-week prematurity on April 30 at Sahara hospital but on fifth day of life, her weight reduced to 596-gms. She was then kept under incubator care with ventilator support and even blood transfusion had to be given.
"Being premature the challenge before us was to give her environment that was similar to the mother's womb. This was required to help her attain the natural weight and height children have at the time of birth," said Dr Hasan.
"Triplets were a surprise for us since the first ultrasound showed only one child. The number increased to two in the third ultrasound and then gradually to three in the fifth ultrasound," said Alka, who feels her family is complete with Raashi and a son Aru (8) who goes to study in first standard.
Alka's case was considered special and doctors allowed Manoj to be inside the operating theatre for a few minutes during the delivery. "I was very much worried. For Alka and all my three children and wanted they remain safe," said Manoj who runs a jewelers business.
I still have a picture of Raashi while she was put on ventilator. Her size was that of a little bird then, said Alka.
Raashi is 4 months old and weighs 3-kilogram. Now the family is waiting for Raashi's first birthday.
gaurav.saigal@hindustantimes.
LUCKNOW: Manoj and Alka Rastogi call it god's grace.
Their daughter Raashi who is apparently lightest baby born in India was declared healthy and normal by the doctors. Her birth weight was 620-grams!
"Raashi became severely ill a week after the birth and for over three months she remained at hospital. God helped us save her," said Alka as she cuddles Raashi in her lap.
"The baby with lowest birth weight in India has been reported from Jaipur in July 2009 where Suryansh was born 682-gms. Raashi was born 620-gms that makes her lightest baby born in India," says Dr MU Hasan, the neonetologist who gave treatment to Raashi.
The world record for lowest birth weight is with Rumaisa Rahman, born 563-gms in Chicago in 2004 to a couple of Indian origin. Rumaisa's weight went to as low as 244-gms after birth making her the world's lightest baby.
During treatment doctors told us Raashi was one of the lightest born babies in the world. Though this was a record of sorts but we were worried for her, said Manoj who spent sleepless nights in hospital.
Raashi was incidentally third of the triplet born with 28-week prematurity on April 30 at Sahara hospital but on fifth day of life, her weight reduced to 596-gms. She was then kept under incubator care with ventilator support and even blood transfusion had to be given.
"Being premature the challenge before us was to give her environment that was similar to the mother's womb. This was required to help her attain the natural weight and height children have at the time of birth," said Dr Hasan.
"Triplets were a surprise for us since the first ultrasound showed only one child. The number increased to two in the third ultrasound and then gradually to three in the fifth ultrasound," said Alka, who feels her family is complete with Raashi and a son Aru (8) who goes to study in first standard.
Alka's case was considered special and doctors allowed Manoj to be inside the operating theatre for a few minutes during the delivery. "I was very much worried. For Alka and all my three children and wanted they remain safe," said Manoj who runs a jewelers business.
I still have a picture of Raashi while she was put on ventilator. Her size was that of a little bird then, said Alka.
Raashi is 4 months old and weighs 3-kilogram. Now the family is waiting for Raashi's first birthday.
Great Indian child
ReplyDeleteWell Done Dr. Hasan
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please show me the current pictures of rashi..
ReplyDeleteCongratulation to Dr Hasan for such an achievment.
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