Doctors declare two of the newborn Kakamega quintuplets unstable

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Doctors at the Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital have said two of the five babies are unstable but under specialised care.

Concerns were raised on the way county hospitals refer premature babies for further care in major health facilities.

This was expressed by Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital (MTRH) top management on Friday while giving a status report on the quintuplets who were born at Navakholo area and referred by Kakamega county hospital after they developed complications.

According to the hospital management and a host of doctors who addressed the media at the Riley Mother and Baby unit, the babies and their mother arrived in five separate ambulances on Wednesday night a move that saw the newborns arrive when they had hypothermia.

“Evelyn Namukhula was referred with her five new-borns (three girls, two boys) and it is important to state the manner in which the babies were transported. Referring hospitals should be done in a particular manner with focus given on their health and safety. The five babies arrived when they were already cold,” he said.

He added: “As part of giving feedback to our referral facilities, they need to relook into how they transport the babies, they should have been brought in one or two ambulances that are well oxygenated and kept warm,”Aruasa however noted that the mother and the babies are being closely monitored by the dedicated specialized staff at MTRH.

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