A Kenyan baby, Jeremy Tubula, born prematurely and weighing only 400 grams, was finally discharged on Wednesday after 5 months of incubation at the Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) in Nairobi
The baby was born on April 1, at just 24 weeks after his mother, Catherine Joy, developed pregnancy complications.
This compelled her doctor to put her on bed rest for two weeks.
Through the hospital’s official Twitter account, doctors said Jeremy’s progress was phenomenal.
Baby Jeremy was born at 25 weeks gestation with a birth weight of 400gms. He's been nurtured and managed by our doctors to for 5months to attain 3.5kgs. This is phenomenal for the country and the region @kamurie1 @ngigi_dr @MOH_Kenya
— Kenyatta National Hospital (@KNH_hospital) August 28, 2019
The medics held a cake-cutting ceremony at the hospital to celebrate Baby Jeremy who was later handed over to his parents.
We're all celebrating baby Jeremy Tubula@kamurie1 @ngigi_dr @HezekielGikambi pic.twitter.com/X6IeGcNHPE
— Kenyatta National Hospital (@KNH_hospital) August 28, 2019
Jeremy is the second prematurely born baby to weigh 400 grams at KNH since the inception of the referral facility, according to the hospital’s CEO Evans Kamuri.
Beautiful photo moments with adorable baby Jeremy. @kamurie1 @ngigi_dr @HezekielGikambi @MOH_Kenya pic.twitter.com/HolLcwNCqS
— Kenyatta National Hospital (@KNH_hospital) August 28, 2019
