500gram premature baby born at Hanoi's hospitalThe National Hospital of Obstetrics and Gynecology announced on June 7 that they successfully delivered a premature baby born at 26 weeks that weighed only 500 grams. According to Quyet, the hospital successfully saved and raised premature babies since 2010 and the success rate is on the rise. Delivering premature babies in Vietnam costs VND300m (USD13,200) and is paid by health insurance. Each year, 5,000 babies who are born before 30 weeks of pregnancy or weigh less than 2kg are transferred to the hospital. It takes many steps to successfully raise a premature baby including respiratory failure prevention, incubators and jaundice treatment.

Source: VietNamNet News June 08, 2018 03:45 UTC