153 babies delivered of Covid +ve women in Mysuru

Mysuru: Doctors in Mysuru delivered over 150 babies of mothers infected with the novel coronavirus.
Wearing PPE kits, a team of 30, including 17 doctors, eight staff nurses and group D employees have done commendable work in delivering the babies, despite being under the threat of contracting the virus. Luckily, none of the doctors, who performed the deliveries, got infected.
A team of obstetricians from the Mysuru Medical College and Research Institute (MMCRI) completed 153 deliveries as on Monday. They were supported by doctors of peripheral health care centres by working in daily shifts. The first delivery was done on June 26. In a span of just over two months, 153 deliveries were conducted. Of them, 63 were normal and the rest were done through C-section.
What is appreciable is safe delivery done at a dedicated maternity hospital at VV Puram. They took all the necessary precautions, right from testing to delivering the baby and discharging the new mothers from the hospital. The babies too were tested for the virus, but none contracted the infectious disease. Usually, the mothers were discharged within a week if it was a C-section delivery, and their second test for the novel coronavirus came out negative
Dr Pramila, medical superintendent of Cheluvamba Hospital, said it’s an accomplishment on the part of team of doctors, staff nurse and group D employees. “Conducting deliveries wearing PPE kits is not simple. We worked as team, including staff nurses and group D employees, at the dedicated hospital meant for delivery of women infected with the novel coronavirus,” she said.
What worked well was strict adherence to covid protocols in conducting deliveries. Mothers were told to take precautions before feeding and handling the newborn. A baby died of other health complications, but the rest were healthy, the medical superintendent said.
MMCRI dean and director Dr C P Nanjaraj said, “We’re proud of our achievements, as our team extended great care to mothers suffering from Covid-19.”