Bengaluru Doctors save twin lives

The kids from Tumkur are one of the 0.3% of babies born with such a low birth weight that survive the delivery process worldwide.There are just 0.3% of kids born with such a low birth weight worldwide, and the babies from Tumkur are one of them.Before undergoing fertility treatment, the couple struggled to conceive for years. The family was ecstatic when the mother revealed she was having twins. But soon after, issues surfaced when medical professionals noticed that her cervix had shrunk, resulting in an early labour. The babies weighed only 550g and 540g when they were born, 17 weeks ahead of schedule.

The babies were admitted right away to Aster Women and Children Hospital’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), where they received specialised medical attention for almost four months. While the global survival rate for single kids delivered at 23 weeks is roughly 23.4%, twins surviving at this age are practically unheard of in India, according to current research.

The babies were admitted right away to the Aster Women and Children Hospital’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), where they received specialised medical attention for almost four months. While the global survival rate for single kids born at 23 weeks is roughly 23.4%, twins surviving at this age are virtually unheard of, according to current data.

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