{"id":281269,"date":"2022-12-09T10:38:13","date_gmt":"2022-12-09T16:38:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=281269"},"modified":"2023-03-14T14:16:51","modified_gmt":"2023-03-14T19:16:51","slug":"hero-doctors-premature-baby-cruise-ship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/hero-doctors-premature-baby-cruise-ship\/","title":{"rendered":"Premature baby born on cruise ship at 22 weeks is home from the hospital"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Update 3\/14\/23<\/strong>: A baby boy delivered on a cruise ship prematurely in November is home from the hospital after three months.\u00a0Baby\u00a0Alta\u00efr was discharged<\/a> from Nicklaus Children’s Hospital earlier this month after the news of his shocking birth, at just 22 weeks, was shared around the world.<\/p>\n

“Alta\u00efr stayed with us a total of three months,” said Dr. Magaly Diaz-Barbosa. “He actually just reached his due date. We took care of him while he grew and became strong. Two weeks ago is when he was really true to be delivered, I think he did very well.”<\/p>\n

After his discharge, Patrina,\u00a0Alta\u00efr’s mother said, “We thank everybody that has gotten us here so far. We definitely want to give a big shoutout to people waiting to meet him back home.”<\/p>\n

12\/9\/2022<\/strong>: A premature delivery is scary and stressful even under the most perfect of circumstances. But going into labor at sea, away from the specialty care that preemies require, is even more dangerous.<\/p>\n

Patrina Ross was onboard a Royal Caribbean weeklong Caribbean cruise when she started to feel unwell. The ship\u2019s doctor conducted an exam and quickly discovered that she was in labor at only 22 weeks of pregnancy.<\/p>\n

Although cruise ships are prepared for many medical emergencies, premature labor and delivery usually isn\u2019t one of them. And in fact, premature babies are so tiny and require such specialized equipment that most facilities outside of specialized hospitals aren\u2019t prepared to deal with them.<\/p>\n

Fortunately, Dr. Alif Patilla sprung into action and he knew just who to call: neonatal specialist Dr. Jorge Perez, medical director of South Miami Hospital\u2019s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) and Neonatal Transport Team.<\/p>\n