Si chiama Francesca, ha quasi 19 anni ed è voluta tornare nella sala della Terapia Intensiva Neonatale del Cardarelli a Napoli che la aveva ospitata per circa tre mesi quando pesava poco più di 1 chilo.
July 29, 2004 the mother, with an ongoing pregnancy at 29st week, he ran to the emergency room of Cardarelli knowing that he could find a solution in this hospital Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics equipped for emergencies and a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit capable of managing any critical issues.
A few hours after her arrival, the woman gave birth to the little girl Francesca who weighed only 1.150 grams. 19 years later, Francesca met Claudio Iervolino, one of the doctors who had taken care of her when she was just born, to welcome her in the NICU department. Maria Gabriella De Luca, at the helm of the department Neonatal Intensive Care.
The experience of her first three months of life will also have a positive impact on Francesca's future life: she wants to become a doctor and next July 25th she will take part in the test to access the medical School.
The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit of the Cardarelli welcomes approximately 300 newborns each year, also following transfers from other clinics and hospitals in Campania, through the Neonatal Emergency Transport System, a regional network of ambulances that guarantees safe transport for newborns requiring assistance in the NICU.
The department boasts particular specializations in the management of premature infants and those with infectious, malformative, neurological pathologies. The care of small patients continues even after hospitalization, through the newborn at risk surveillance clinic.
Article published on 30 June 2023 - 10:59
