The smallest surviving birth at Medical City Hospital in Arlington occurred in August 2021. Coppell Rotarian Dr. Prakash Kabbur delivered baby, Paris Nguyn , who weighed less than a pound. Dr Kabbur was also the neonatologist on the team which provided a miracle outcome and allowed Paris to go home before the holidays in December at a healthy six pounds.
Dr. Kabbur is a Multiple Paul Harris Fellow and has been a member of the Coppell Rotary Club since 2017. Rotarian Prakash has participated in several Global Grants written by the Coppell Rotary Club for Maternal and Child health and travelled worldwide with vocational training teams. Prakash is also President of Train and Help Babies , a Coppell-based humanitarian organization dedicated to improving premature birth survival in high mortality regions worldwide.
Thank you ,Prakash for your "Service Above Self " and being a Rotary "Person of Action"
Smallest baby ever born at Arlington hospital goes home for Christmas
By FOX 4 Staff
Published December 10, 2021
ARLINGTON, Texas - The smallest baby ever born at Medical City Arlington is home for the holidays.
Paris Nguyen weighed less than a pound when she was born in August. Her mom gave birth at just 23 weeks gestation and doctors said her chances of survival were low.Paris spent four months in the neonatal intensive care unit.On Thursday, her doctors and NICU nurses cheered as she left the hospital with her parents."They say she’s a miracle but with without them, the miracle wouldn’t have happened," said Duc Nguyen, her father."Seeing the journey she has come through from being a very, very critical helpless baby to a healthy 3 kilo healthy baby going home, it’s a very joyful thing for the whole team taking care of her," said Dr. Raghu Turebylu with Medical City Arlington. Three kilos means Paris now weighs about 6 pounds.
The smallest surviving birth at Medical City Hospital in Arlington occurred in August 2021. Coppell Rotarian Dr. Prakash Kabbur delivered baby, Paris Nguyn , who weighed less than a pound. Dr Kabbur was also the neonatologist on the team which provided a miracle outcome and allowed Paris to go home before the holidays in December at a healthy six pounds.
Dr. Kabbur is a Multiple Paul Harris Fellow and has been a member of the Coppell Rotary Club since 2017. Rotarian Prakash has participated in several Global Grants written by the Coppell Rotary Club for Maternal and Child health and travelled worldwide with vocational training teams. Prakash is also President of Train and Help Babies , a Coppell-based humanitarian organization dedicated to improving premature birth survival in high mortality regions worldwide.
Thank you ,Prakash for your "Service Above Self " and being a Rotary Person of Action
Smallest baby ever born at Arlington hospital goes home for Christmas
By FOX 4 Staff
Published December 10, 2021
ARLINGTON, Texas - The smallest baby ever born at Medical City Arlington is home for the holidays.
Paris Nguyen weighed less than a pound when she was born in August. Her mom gave birth at just 23 weeks gestation and doctors said her chances of survival were low.Paris spent four months in the neonatal intensive care unit.On Thursday, her doctors and NICU nurses cheered as she left the hospital with her parents."They say she’s a miracle but with without them, the miracle wouldn’t have happened," said Duc Nguyen, her father."Seeing the journey she has come through from being a very, very critical helpless baby to a healthy 3 kilo healthy baby going home, it’s a very joyful thing for the whole team taking care of her," said Dr. Raghu Turebylu with Medical City Arlington.Three kilos means Paris now weighs about 6 pounds.