A Covid-19-infected woman has successfully given birth to a healthy baby boy with support from doctors at the National Hospital for Tropical Diseases on September 10.
According to the doctors, the woman showed signs of going into labour since early morning. They had quickly called a doctor and a nurse from the Department of Surgery - Obstetrics to the Department of Virus and Parasites to help. The doctors already prepared a separated operation room for her since late August in case of emergency.
"She had given birth prematurely before so it was highly likely that she would have another premature birth. That's why we have to prepare everything early," said Dr Tran Thuong Viet. "The staff were also ready for any situation."
The baby was born at 8.25 am and weighed 3.1kg. Nurse Hoang Thi Thu Hang said this was one of the most special cases for her. They had prepared, even for the worse scenarios. Luckily, everything went smoothly and the baby and the mother are in good health. The staff involved will be quarantined for 14 days before they can resume working.
"We all had to wear protective suits for hours so it was really hot. The face shields also hindered our eyesight," she said.
Since the mother was tested positive for SARS-CoV-2, the baby was brought to another sector and incubated. A family will arrive to take care of the baby in the quarantine area. The doctors said the mother only had mild symptoms and her health is stable.
The mother returned to Vietnam from Russia on July 17. She was quarantined at Nam Dinh Hospital. However, during this time, she was in the 30th week of pregnancy and her test results were confusing with both negative and positive results. She was later transferred to the National Hospital for Tropical Diseases in Hanoi.
