Children are the most incredible and merriest blessing of this world; their angelic gaze and sweet smiles are the sole reason for the happiness of this planet.
One of the most painful sites is seeing the tragedy of a mother helplessly witnessing her child on the verge of life and death and a powerless, tear-eyed father who wants to save his child but does not have enough resources for that. Poverty is one of the significant factors which have led to Pakistan's 3rd position in neonatal mortality rate in the world.
A baby brings happiness and life to a family, and may Allah never let any parent experience the pain of losing a child. Saving a baby is not just about saving one human life; it keeps a mother from missing a piece of her heart for the rest of her life, rescues a father from being scarred and impacts a whole family in one way or another.
The majority of infants admitted at Al-Mustafa NICU belong to low-income families. Al-Mustafa Hospital is contributing its best to reduce the mortality rate with its modern equipment and qualified and experienced medical team so far and taking care of various cases in the NICU on standard neonatal care protocols.
Based on the patient's condition, we have classified treatment protocols into the following four levels:
This past quarter our team of NICU provided successful treatment to 172 babies, and your donations helped us keep going. The rest of the details of the past five months are given below:
We sincerely hope that you will continue to support us in our mission to provide life-saving treatment for these precious babies in NICU with your zakat and other alms.
Stay safe, and stay blessed.
On the rainy days of July, an adorable baby boy was brought to our NICU with a delayed cry and had developed Sepsis (a life-threatening medical emergency) and Respiratory Distress Syndrome when the poor little thing was only one day older. Though this little angel weighed only 2.4 kgs and had no idea what was happening around him, he was still determined to fight this horrific condition. He spent the next ten days of his life on the vent in critical care, where his condition deteriorated multiple times.
Finally, in the month of Independence (August), our little warrior beat all the infectious beasts in his body. After getting an 18-day long treatment, the little munchkin was vitally stable off oxygen and was discharged with follow-up advice.
Past Four Months Summary of Al-Mustafa NICU
APRIL
MAY
JUNE
JULY
Over 65% of total neonatal deaths occurring globally belong to just 10 countries and Pakistan ranks third among Ten. With the help of recent advancements and trained personnel, we are working to bring this stat down.
Preterm birth is the leading cause of death. Worldwide, more than one in ten babies, an estimated 15 million, are born preterm every year together with sick and low birth weight children. These newborns require specialized care to prevent mortality.
To work in a NICU, one must be professionally competent and have a heart filled with compassion, empathy and kindness, which best describes the Team Al-Mustafa NICU. Their tireless efforts and your generous support make it possible for poor parents to hold their babies in loving arms again.
Assalam-o-alaikum and Ramadan Kareem!
The most challenging situation a parent can face is watching their child fight for survival. Having a fragile, innocent baby in NICU is the most intense experience of life.
In Pakistan, preterm birth is one of the three leading causes of neonatal mortality and accounts for more than one-third of all deaths in newborns. In low-income settings, half of the babies born at or below 32 weeks die due to a lack of feasible, cost-effective primary care. These newborns require specialized care to prevent mortality.
There are some silent heroes working day and night and doing whatever it takes to save these little angels. A group of such heroes is working at Al-Mustafa NICU and performing their roles as Physicians, Nurses and NICU Technicians and treating different cases in NICU on standard protocols with challenges posed by the Covid-19.
5 Times on Ventilator in 26 Days!
As mentioned earlier that our NICU Team goes to the last extent to save a baby. In the past months, a difficult situation arose when a baby crashed five times in 26 days. Our team made efforts to protect the infant by giving a rapid response, intubating the baby for ventilator support, providing every possible treatment, and successfully saving the baby.
In the previous quarter, 246 babies were born at Al-Mustafa Hospital. All the babies delivered in our hospital are kept under observation for 1 to 2 hours in NICU. After a complete checkup of babies by a Consultant Paediatrician, the healthy ones are handed over to their parents.
We received 112 admissions at Al-Mustafa NICU in the last four months, out of which 75 were outdoor admissions. The majority of the babies admitted are preterm (having gestational life of fewer than 34 weeks), with a low birth weight of less than 1500g, babies having respiratory distress, babies with sepsis, and those with HIE (Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy).
Total Births
December 21 ---------- 87
January 22 ------------- 64
February 22 ------------ 35
March 22 ---------------- 60
Total Admissions Indoor Outdoor
December 21 ---------- 27 11 16
January 22 ------------- 24 08 16
February 22 ------------ 34 10 24
March 22 ---------------- 27 08 19
Babies on Vent
December 21 ---------- 05
January 22 ------------- 09
February 22 ------------ 10
March 22 ---------------- 06
Babies with Low Birthweight
December 21 ---------- 14
January 22 ------------- 08
February 22 ------------ 20
March 22 ---------------- 16
Preterm Babies
December 21 ---------- 05
January 22 ------------- 03
February 22 ------------ 07
March 22 ---------------- 13
We will keep posting new updates in the coming months.
Links:
Yes, 28 days on a ventilator and still counting.
Dear donors, I hope you are doing well. We always like to share with you the good news from the NICU, but today, we need your prayers and support for our little champ, who had been on the ventilator for 28 days and is still under treatment.
There had been 331 total births at Al-Mustafa Hospital in the past four months. All the babies delivered in our hospital are kept under observation for 1 to 2 hours in NICU. After a complete checkup of babies by a Consultant Paediatrician, the healthy ones are handed over to their parents.
We received 158 admissions at Al-Mustafa NICU in the past quarter, out of which 101 were outdoor admissions. The majority of the babies admitted are preterm; having gestational life of fewer than 34 Weeks, with low birth weight; less than 1500g, babies having respiratory distress, babies with sepsis, and those with HIE (Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy.
Total Births
August ----------------- 91
September ------------ 88
October ---------------- 83
November ------------- 69
Total Admissions Indoor Outdoor
August ----------------- 47 19 28
September ------------ 37 15 22
October ---------------- 37 13 24
November ------------- 37 10 27
Babies on Vent
August ----------------- 06
September ------------ 06
October ---------------- 07
November ------------- 05
Babies with Low Birthweight
August ----------------- 13
September ------------ 13
October ---------------- 17
November ------------- 12
We also offer the services of other conditions that require neonatology consultation like severe hyperbilirubinemia, infant of diabetic mothers, severe intrauterine growth restriction, severe hypoxia, meningitis, respiratory distress with the treatment of ventilator needed, birth weight between 1000g to 2000g and gestational age between 32 and 36 weeks, etc. Our mortality rate is significantly less than other healthcare setups in the city.
We will keep posting new updates in the coming months.
Yes....!
We are bursting with tears of happiness while writing these lines and are pretty sure that you must feel the same as all of us are together in this journey of saving these little angels. It is indeed the highlight of this quarterly project report, by the Grace of Almighty God, in the month of June, the team of Al-Mustafa NICU saved all three triplets born at Al-Mustafa Hospital. You must be aware that in many instances, the parents have to face the loss of one or more children when in critical condition during multiple births but with the blessing of Allah, we were able to save all three of these cute babies.
Detailed Condition of Triplets:
Hospital Stay
Weight
GA
Diagnosis
Blood Infection
Bubble-CPAP Treatment Duration
Ventilator Treatment Provided
Blood Transfusions Provided
All the babies delivered at Al-Mustafa Hospital are kept under observation for 2 to 4 hours in NICU. Only after a thorough checkup by the Consultant, the babies are given to the parents. Most babies admitted in NICU are preterm (less than 34 weeks old), those having low birth weight (less than 1500 g weight) or having respiratory distress syndrome and sepsis or HIE (Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy) etc. These are the few most common causes of neonatal mortality in our society. Please find the summary of the quarterly progress report of Al-Mustafa NICU as follows:
2nd Quarter Progress Report Summary
Total Births at Al-Mustafa Hospital
Total Admissions in Al-Mustafa NICU
Indoor Admissions in NICU
Outdoor Admissions in NICU
Admissions due to Low-Birth Weight
Infants On Ventilator
We also offer the services for other conditions that require neonatology consultation like severe hyperbilirubinemia, infants of diabetic mothers, severe intrauterine growth restriction, severe hypoxia, respiratory distress requiring a ventilator, birth weight between 1000 g to 2000 g and gestational age between 32 and 36 weeks, etc. Al-Mustafa NICU's mortality rate is very low, though we face different daily challenges, we stand firm with our policies and protocols to protect neonates from other infections.
Between all this chaos happening around the globe, we sincerely hope that this progress report has brightened your day up.
Thank you for your support, all of this was only possible with the kindness and generosity present in your hearts. We will continue to send you more progress reports in the coming months.
Links:
Project Reports on GlobalGiving are posted directly to globalgiving.org by Project Leaders as they are completed, generally every 3-4 months. To protect the integrity of these documents, GlobalGiving does not alter them; therefore you may find some language or formatting issues.
If you donate to this project or have donated to this project, you will get an e-mail when this project posts a report. You can also subscribe for reports via e-mail without donating.
We'll only email you new reports and updates about this project.
Support this important cause by creating a personalized fundraising page.
Start a Fundraiser
Make a monthly donation & get 
