htmlOn October 10, a report published by this newspaper titled "A healthy baby born to a positive pregnant woman in the new coronavirus" attracted the attention of many citizens. Yesterday, a reporter from Hohhot Evening News learned that after 23 days and nights of careful care by medical staff, the pregnant woman and the baby have been discharged from the hospital and returned home.
"Currently, the child urinates and defecation and develops normally, and his weight has increased from 2900 grams at the time of admission to 3900 grams. He can eat 120 ml of milk per meal. You can increase the amount of milk according to your needs and eat it every 3 hours. Call us any time if you have anything to do in the future..." On October 31, Yao Wenbin, director of the neonatal department of Hohhot Maternal and Child Health Hospital, put the healthy baby in his parents' arms and carefully advised some precautions.
"During the time when the baby's mother is not around, medical staff will test the newborn jaundice , make milk powder, bathe, scrub, change diapers every day, and hum a little song patiently to comfort her sleep, always paying attention to the child's food, clothing, sleep, cleaning, physical development and other aspects, and take care of the child like a mother. Although everyone is very busy and tired during this period, they are busy and afraid of disturbing the baby. After treatment, the newborn parents have been discharged from the hospital one after another, and today we have also sent the child back to them." Han Yan, a nurse in the neonatal department of Hohhot Maternal and Child Health Hospital, told the Hohhot Evening News reporter.
"In this special period, I sincerely thank all the medical staff for their careful care of their children. Our whole family will always remember this kindness." Listening to the doctor's advice and looking at the child who met for the first time, the child's father Liu Lizhong was deeply moved. "On October 8, a pregnant woman diagnosed with new coronavirus pneumonia gave birth to a newborn weighing about 2,900 grams in Hohhot First Hospital. This is the first confirmed COVID-19 mother who gave birth smoothly since the outbreak of this round of epidemic. After the child was born, the initial nucleic acid screening was negative. In order to ensure that the newborn is not infected by the new coronavirus, he was quickly transferred to the Hohhot Maternal and Child Health Hospital. As pregnant women, newborns, and children involved in the epidemic in the fourth district. Children's designated treatment hospital, all our medical staff are in the hospital with a 24-hour closed loop, making every effort to ensure the safety of newborns. They set up a newborn ward into an isolation ward as soon as possible, implement the "zoning special person project" strategy, provide humanized nursing and medical services, and ensure the health of each patient. Seeing the child return to his parents, we are relieved that the medical staff of the hospital's pediatric care department will follow up on the child's situation and pay attention to the healthy growth of the child." Yao Wenbin said. (Reporter Li Juan)
