2023-08-17 04:00:05
The National Homeopathic Hospital was inaugurated in 1893 by Joaquín Segura y Pesado.
Among its services it offers external consultation, surgery, internal medicine, gynecology, obstetrics, ophthalmology and dental, among others.
Twin or multiple pregnancies have characteristics that make it necessary for patients to receive special attention.
In the same way that there are new hospitals being built in the country, there are also others with a great tradition. One of the oldest that is still active is the National Homeopathic Hospital, which was inaugurated in 1893 by Joaquín Segura y Pesado. After more than a century, it remains an option available to patients.
For his part, within his recent work he achieved an event that happens very rarely in a health center. This is the care of two twin births that occurred on the same day.
In this case, the multiple or twin pregnancies they imply risks to the health of the mother and fetuses from the first weeks until birth and postpartum. However, they can decrease with adequate comprehensive medical monitoring.
When these types of cases occur, the Dr. Daniel Gómez Rabadánwho is head of the Gynecology and Obstetrics Service of the National Homeopathic Hospitalsaid that a great deal of skill is required because some of the fetuses may be in a position that complicates the process of removal from the uterus.
account of what happened
Referring to the two twin births that occurred on August 8, he reported that the first patient arrived at the emergency department diagnosed with a pregnancy of 37 and a half weeks, twin, with irregular labor and uterine activity, for which she was admitted to the tocosurgical unit where a caesarean section was performed without complications.
The birth of the first male occurred at 12:35 p.m., weighed two kilos 740 grams and a height of 49 centimeters. Two minutes later, at 12:37 p.m., his twin brother was born weighing two kilos 925 grams and 51 centimeters tall.
The second patient attended the same day at the National Homeopathic Hospital with a twin pregnancy of just over 38 weeks, so a caesarean section was scheduled for August 9.
However, when she was admitted to hospital, she was diagnosed with preeclampsia without severity criteria, so, as a precaution, it was decided to perform the cesarean section that same day. At 7:43 p.m., a girl weighing two kilos 195 grams and 46 centimeters tall was born. A minute later, at 7:44 p.m., her twin sister was born, weighing two kilos 635 grams and 44.5 centimeters tall.
The head of the pediatric department National Homeopathic Hospital, Daniel Jiménez Díaz, explained that the male twins required specialized care after delivery. This is common when it comes to multiple pregnancies and most babies are preterm or late intermediate.
Mexican babies in good condition
In this case, the babies presented a picture of transient tachypnea of the newborn due to the immaturity of their organs. This phenomenon is resolved in a period of between 48 to 72 hours, so that the babies receive the minimum supply of oxygen as precautionary support and respond satisfactorily, said the head of the pediatric area.
He specialist of the Gynecology and Obstetrics service of the National Homeopathic HospitalJesús Fernández Nava, pointed out that it is essential to monitor the pregnancy from the first weeks, with constant ultrasounds to monitor the proper development of both fetuses.
Twin or multiple pregnancies have characteristics that make it necessary for patients to receive special attention. imply increased risk of preeclampsia, preterm labor, and gestational diabetes.
In addition, during the surgical event increases the mother’s risk of bleeding, loss of uterine tone, and other complications that must be closely monitored.
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