Baby Anna A., 1

Baby Anna is the youngest in a family of three children and lives with her parents and siblings in a one-room mud-walled house. Her mother dropped out of school in Class Two and has no formal education, leaving her father as the sole breadwinner, relying on menial jobs to support the family. During pregnancy, Baby Anna’s mother was taken to the hospital with abdominal pain and was diagnosed with a urinary tract infection. Prior to coming to the hospital, she had been having experienced abdominal pain and urinary symptoms for about two weeks, later developing a whitish discharge. While still receiving care, she went into labour and delivered a preterm baby - Baby Anna. Baby Anna developed breathing difficulties and was admitted to the Newborn Unit for specialized management.

Baby Anna was born prematurely with breathing difficulties. She was promptly admitted to the new born unit. She was administered dextrose, IV penicillin, amoxicillin. She was also fed EBM . She responded well to medication and eventually could breathe spontaneously and breastfeed well. She was eventually discharged on orals.

At admission, Baby Anna showed signs of infant respiratory distress syndrome, a condition common in premature babies whose lungs are not yet fully developed. She required specialized newborn care, oxygen support, and close monitoring in the Newborn Unit to help her breathe effectively and prevent complications. With continued treatment and monitoring, Baby Anna is expected to improve steadily, gain strength, and continue normal growth and development.