CMCH tops in survival rate of newborns in Tamil Nadu
Coimbatore: Achieving a new milestone in neonatal care, the Special Neonatal Care Unit (SNCU) of the Coimbatore Medical College Hospital (CMCH) has an overall survival rate of 94% and a 90 % survival rate for newborns with very low birth weight.
The SNCU now reportedly achieved the greatest survival rate among government hospitals in Tamil Nadu for preterm infants and neonates who are hospitalised with very low birth weight (1.5 kg and below) and extremely low birth weight (1 kg and below).
According to CMCH Dean A Nirmala, in total, 2,535 newborns, including 676 referred cases from other hospitals, were admitted to the SNCU till July 31 of this year, and 439 of them weighed less than 1.5 kg.
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According to Dr Senthilkumar, neonatologist and the regional nodal officer for SNCUs in the west zone, the SNCU has made significant progress in natal care by efficiently handling the cases of preterm babies (between 28 and 32 weeks of gestation) and those below 28 weeks. "Saving babies below 27 weeks is a challenging task and it requires further facilities,” he added
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