Dr. Padmesh Vadakepat, Neonatologist at Ahalia Women & Children’s Hospital, Palakkad tries to answer the common queries asked by COVID positive mothers about how to take care of their newborn babies.

“So, congratulations, you’re going to be a mom! Although keep in mind your pregnancy is at high risk, enough rest and good enough care are crucial now. Do being healthier. Good luck” Many of you can have heard those words of gynecologists on high-risk pregnancy. Yet, how lots of you can know, what High-Risk Pregnancy is, and What are the hazard factors.

The biggest miracle in the world is the birth of a healthy newborn baby without any complications. From the moment a zygote is formed after fertilization, to the moment a baby is delivered, unimaginable series of intricate changes keep happening, with impeccable accuracy- something that cannot be programmed or engineered by anyone but the Divine. Unfortunately however, these miracles may not happen always, and some babies end up in Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICU). This is where we come on the scene.