Premature baby boy dies after mother was bitten by rabid dog

(Baonghean.vn)- After 10 days of intensive care and treatment, due to having to cope with complex combined diseases in a weak newborn, the baby boy of a mother bitten by a rabid dog did not survive.

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Doctor Tran Thi Ngan, Department of Obstetrics, Nghe An General Hospital said that at 3am on June 21, the newborn baby started to show signs of deterioration, with episodes of apnea and high blood sugar; however, it improved when stimulated. Doctors adjusted the oxygen concentration of the ventilator to ensure the baby's breathing. At 9:30am, the baby's condition worsened with episodes of deep apnea, heart rate dropped to 60 beats/minute; continuous resuscitation with balloon pumping and external chest compressions was required for the baby to regain her rosy complexion.

The hope of keeping the baby alive was only briefly ignited when, at around 11am, the baby fell into critical condition, with an irregular heartbeat. At 12:30pm, all efforts by the doctors to revive the baby were unsuccessful, and the baby died due to being too premature.

Previously, Nghe An General Hospital received patient Nguyen Thi Tin (32 years old), 33 weeks pregnant, diagnosed with rabies. On June 10, the patient was reported dead, was transferred to the operating table, and a 1.6kg baby boy was born with a rather poor prognosis.

Hoang Yen