South Africa: Hospital Histories - the Many Lives That Started At Mowbray Maternity

[spotlight] Weighing little more than three bricks of butter, baby Lunathi Sitembile is pressed against mum Yolanda's bare chest, a thin tube entering her nostril and another taped to her tiny clutched fist. Born premature at 31 weeks (between 37 and 42 weeks are 'full term') Lunathi initially struggled to breathe, but after a week inside an incubator with oxygen airflow administered through a nasal cannula, her little lungs have strengthened.
Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth - Category: OBGYN Tags: Health and Medicine Pregnancy and Childbirth South Africa Southern Africa Sustainable Development Source Type: news