Nigeria:Neonatal Health - Are Nigeria's Newborns Being Left Behind?

[Nigeria Health Watch] Hussein (not real name) was born preterm at 27 weeks, weighing about half a kilogram (0.5kg). Hussein's mother did not get to see her son until 12 hours after his birth, and when she did, he was covered in tubes, fighting for his life in a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) with the help of an incubator and ventilator to support his fragile lungs. Hussein, spent a few more weeks in the neonatal unit and slowly gained weight and he was able to breathe independently. Hussein has just celebrated his first bi
Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth - Category: OBGYN Source Type: news