A minimum of 225 Covid-19 optimistic pregnant ladies have delivered wholesome infants on the Agartala Authorities Medical School (AGMC) right here in the course of the two waves of the coronavirus and the newborns weren’t discovered to be contaminated with the virus post-delivery, an official stated.
Throughout the first wave, as many as 198 Covid-19 contaminated ladies gave delivery to infants, of which 60 had been caesarean circumstances. The determine stood at 27 in the course of the second wave, stated Dr Jayanta Ray, Head of the Division of Obstetrics and Gynaecology of AGMC.
“A minimum of 225 corona contaminated pregnant ladies delivered wholesome infants and the new child infants weren’t contaminated by the virus as a result of utmost care taken by the docs and the healthcare employees. It was a giant problem to the docs to carry smiles to the contaminated moms”, stated Dr Ray.
“A pregnant mom wants the very best care, which was fairly a difficult process in the course of the pandemic. However, our docs and different healthcare employees did their finest to make sure the security of each the moms and the newborns with the very best customary of hygiene,” he stated.
Ray stated that some docs and healthcare employees dealing with such circumstances had been contaminated by the virus, however they ensured the security of the youngsters from an infection.
“Scarcity of expert manpower and lack of infrastructures are frequent points in any small state. However, the best way the Paediatrics and Gynaecology part of the AGMC managed the scenario and performed profitable deliveries, even in case of essential circumstances, has set an instance,” he stated.
Dr Sanjib Debbarma, Medical Superintendent of the hospital, identified that the AGMC and GBP hospital was the one designated unit for the Covid-infected expectant moms in the course of the first wave.
“Within the first wave, the workload on the AGMC and GBP hospital was excessive as in comparison with the second wave of the virus because it was the one designated unit for giving care to the Covid-infected expectant moms. Nevertheless, we managed issues easily to make sure the security of each the mom and the infants,” the Medical Superintendent stated.