A critically ill female baby, daughter of Kiran Tanty and Mahendra Ganda, a resident of Badnuagaon under Kansbahal police station of Sundargarh district has recuperated at Aastha Mother and Child Care Hospital (AMCCH) after a complicated surgery was done on her by a team of doctors at AMCCH.
The baby girl after recovery, was discharged from AMCCH, on Monday. She was born as a preterm baby weighing only 1,600 gms. The baby had developed breathing difficulty soon after birth and hence was referred to IGH. She was there put on a ventilator and diagnosed to have diaphragmatic hernia on left side. This is a rare condition affecting one in 2,500 newborns.
The only way to save the baby was to surgically correct the defect. Pediatric surgeon Dr J Kumar came from Ranchi and operated the baby along with the team of Anaesthetist Dr Arpit Aggarwal and pediatricians of AMCCH.
The father of baby girl is a labourer and obviously of limited financial resources. To help him, the hospital has given large discounts along with generous help from Vatsalya Trust Rourkela.
"I am very happy that my daughter has recuperated at AMMCH," said Mahendra Ganda, father of the baby girl.
