Mysuru: Beating the odds, Motherhood Hospital at Yadavagiri in city has saved two Micro-Preemies outside the womb. Sharing the extraordinary journeys of two of its youngest and most resilient new-borns at a press conference held at Hotel Southern Star in city yesterday, the doctors said the first case was that of the baby boy of Uma and Chethan Kumar couple, born at just 29 weeks with severe Intrauterine Growth Restriction (IUGR) and weighing only 480 grams, just as the size of a palm.
The baby presented with multiple life-threatening conditions: suspected CMV cytomegalovirus infection, fungal sepsis, severe feed intolerance, a brain bleed (Intraventricular Haemorrhage), and Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP Stage 3). Despite these complications, the NICU team maintained a stable, womb-like environment — carefully regulating oxygen, nutrition, temperature, and sensory exposure to support fragile organ systems still developing outside the womb.
