1 Department of Paediatrics, Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University University Teaching Hospital (COOUTH), Amaku-Awka, Anambra state. Nigeria.
2 Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology (COOUTH), Awka, Anambra State. Nigeria
Case Study
World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews, 2023, 17(01), 783-789
Article DOI: 10.30574/wjarr.2023.17.1.0077
Received on 07 December 2022; revised on 15 January 2023; accepted on 18 January 2023
Birthweight significantly influences the health and nutrition of a newborn. Low birth weight (LBW) is a global problem in both high and low income countries and it carries significant morbidity and mortality. In Nigeria, Prematurity, has been found to be a major cause of LBW. The burden of managing these patients especially those who are extremely low birth weight(<1000g) is high, due to lack of specialized and equipped newborn units, thus survival rate is still low in the country. This is a case report of an extreme low birth weight (ELBW) preterm female baby, who is a second twin, delivered at a gestational age of 23 weeks +5days, with a birth weight of 600g, and was successfully managed and discharged home after 59 days on admission. This highlights that survival rate of ELBW neonates delivered before the age of viability, can be improved even in low income countries( LICs) or Low middle income countries( LMICs) with adequate newborn care and good nursing care.
Low Birth Weight; Prematurity; Survival rate; Low-Income Countries
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Peace Nonyelum Aniedu, Comfort Obiageli Ezegamba, Josephat Chukwudi Akabuike, Chinezimuzoma Chinwa Odunukwe, Chukwudi Daniel Okoye and Chioma Sandra Okonkwo. Successfully managed extremely low birth weight baby in a resource limited setting. World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews, 2023, 17(1), 783-789. Article DOI: https://doi.org/10.30574/wjarr.2023.17.1.0077