A hospital in Noida recently witnessed a miraculous medical achievement where a preterm baby born at just 28 weeks, weighing a mere 560 grams, overcame life-threatening complications and was discharged healthy after two months in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU).

The baby’s parents, Vaishnavi (30) and Saurabh (34) from Banaras faced a challenging pregnancy journey. Vaishnavi’s ordeal began with mild bleeding during the initial five weeks, which persisted until the 14th week. At five weeks of pregnancy during routine antenatal tests, she was diagnosed with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) with alarmingly high HBA1C levels of 11.

To stabilise the pregnancy, Dr Prerna Sharma, consultant - obstetrician and gynecologist at Motherhood Hospital in Noida initiated treatment that included medications, dietary adjustments, and regular monitoring. Around 20 weeks pregnancy was going fine, all blood tests and ultrasounds were routine but the mother started having raised blood pressure which was managed with medication.