The Vietnamese-run UN field hospital in South Sudan has successfully rescued the wife of the governor of the Bentiu State with post-natal problems. The pregnant woman was treated timely by Vietnamese doctors at a field hospital in South Sudan The news reached Vietnam on July 12. The field hospital was set up in South Sudan as part of the UN peacekeeping mission. On June 30, the wife of the governor of the Bentiu State was brought to the level-two field hospital when she was 32 weeks pregnant. When the patient was admitted, she had a high fever and dull pain in the stomach. In the previous week, she already was nauseous and had diarrhoea. Tests showed that she had malaria, anaemia and the fetus lacked amniotic fluid. Since this was a serious case, the doctors planned to transfer the patient to a higher-level hospital. However, the patient had been in a serious state for days and needed treatment immediately. The doctors helped stabilise her condition before sending her to a hospital … [Read more...] about UN field hospital in Sudan helps pregnant woman
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Vietnamese pregnant woman dies of seasonal flu
The hospital has admitted several patients suffering critical seasonal influenza-related respiratory illnesses including the pregnant woman. Head of the hospital’s Intensive Care Unit Dr. Dao Xuan Co said four newly-admitted patients who suffered seasonal flu ailment were in bad condition with serious breathing problem; accordingly, physicians had to apply man-made lung and heart technique to save them. However, one of them, the pregnant woman, succumbed to the disease. Moreover, doctors worried about the condition of a 64-year-old man in Hanoi who was put on ventilator. His relative said that he was suffering continuous high fever, dry cough, breathing problem plus chest pain. He was rushed to a district medical clinic where he was diagnosed to have pneumonia. His took drugs for several days but his condition did not abate. Physicians of Bach Mai Hospital diagnosed him to have acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) caused by influenza pneumonia. His health is in … [Read more...] about Vietnamese pregnant woman dies of seasonal flu
Pregnant woman takes care of injured husband
A poor pregnant woman in the central province of Nghe An is calling for help to cover the treatment for her husband who has been seriously injured. Phan Thi Huong, who is in the fourth month of pregnancy for the third child, is now taking care of her husband Cao Tien Loi at Vietnam-Germany Hospital. Loi has suffered from severe brain injuries after falling from the second floor of a construction site. Huong and her husband To date, she has borrowed more than VND200 million (USD9,000) to pay for his treatment which has lasted for more than one month. Meanwhile, her second child Cao Huu Phuoc is also struggling with epilepsy. Doctors said that Loi was hospitalised with hematocele found in brain so he needed urgent surgery. However, a year after that, the suture faced infection so doctors had to conduct another operation. The infection has become resistant to most antibiotics, causing the treatment to be more difficult. According to doctors at the Vietnam Germany Hospital, the … [Read more...] about Pregnant woman takes care of injured husband
Pregnant woman killed in bus and truck collision in Hanoi
A pregnant woman has been killed and two others seriously injured when a coach collided with a truck in Hanoi early Wednesday morning. A coach and a truck were damaged in a collision on July 11 in Hanoi After the collision which happened on belt road 3 running through Thanh Xuan District at 4:45am, the two vehicles burst into flames. The pregnant woman who died in the accident was Le Thi Kieu, 37, in the central province of Nghe An’s Yen Thanh District. Kieu went to Hanoi for obstetric abdominal examination. Meanwhile, another passenger and driver Bui Thanh The faced serious injuries. According to the Hanoi police, at the time of the accident, there were only a small number of passengers on the coach and most of them managed to get out of the vehicle, except for the pregnant woman. Lai Manh Tien, chairman of Trung Hoa Ward, Cau Giay District, said that authorities will conduct further investigation into the case. … [Read more...] about Pregnant woman killed in bus and truck collision in Hanoi
Tropical disease hospital confirms pregnant woman died of H1N1
The Tropical Disease Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City July 18 announced family of a pregnant woman suffering serious A/H1N1 asked to take her home for burial preparation as her illness did not abate. 35-year-old pregnant woman hailing from the Mekong delta province of Dong Thap is 32 weeks pregnant. She was transferred from a local infirmary when she was suffering breathing problem and high fever. Her relatives said that earlier, in the middle of June, the pregnant woman had high fever and cough; her illness was still worse though she was undergoing treatment in several commune clinics. She was transferred to the large hospital in HCMC on June 17 in worse condition. X-ray result showed damage in the lungs and test result showed she was positive for A/H1N1 virus. The pregnant woman was putting on ventilator and under intensive care yet her ailment has not alleviated. Subsequently, the hospital called for help of Tu Du Maternity in perform a C-section to save baby who weighed 1.6 kilogram. … [Read more...] about Tropical disease hospital confirms pregnant woman died of H1N1