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- back from the brink: When Enes was born (inset) he was as small as a palm, but today he weighs a healthy 2.8kg
DUBAI: A premature baby born at just 570 grams with a head as small as a plum has miraculously survived after battling it out for four months at a private hospital in Dubai.
“He is a true fighter,” said Dr Mudit Kumar, Specialist Neonatologist at the Welcare Hospital, hours before the Turkish boy, a bonny 2.8kg now, was discharged last Friday. “He arrived at barely six months and is among only 10-20 per cent of such pre-term babies to survive worldwide.”
“We’ve named him Enes Toprak Yazici,” said the boy’s proud parents Esra and Hakan Yazici as they held up their first child. “In Arabic, Enes means one who helps the world and Toprak is a thanksgiving to the earth.”
It’s a name Hakan, a TV director, came up with in 30 minutes. Though he and Esra had zeroed in on some names earlier, they had not made a final decision as the baby’s scheduled arrival was still three months away. But when Esra ruptured her membrane at around 23 weeks, she had to be rushed to hospital. And when she unexpectedly delivered, it was left to Hakan to hurriedly name the child for hospital records.
“He is a true fighter,” said Dr Mudit Kumar, Specialist Neonatologist at the Welcare Hospital, hours before the Turkish boy, a bonny 2.8kg now, was discharged last Friday. “He arrived at barely six months and is among only 10-20 per cent of such pre-term babies to survive worldwide.”
“We’ve named him Enes Toprak Yazici,” said the boy’s proud parents Esra and Hakan Yazici as they held up their first child. “In Arabic, Enes means one who helps the world and Toprak is a thanksgiving to the earth.”
It’s a name Hakan, a TV director, came up with in 30 minutes. Though he and Esra had zeroed in on some names earlier, they had not made a final decision as the baby’s scheduled arrival was still three months away. But when Esra ruptured her membrane at around 23 weeks, she had to be rushed to hospital. And when she unexpectedly delivered, it was left to Hakan to hurriedly name the child for hospital records.
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