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Life rarely gives us a second chance, however in the

case of a newborn baby boy recently born at Ajman’s

GMC Hospital, a dedicated team worked diligently to

correct his extremely rare condition and put him on

the road to recovery.

HEALTH

met with the medical

team who made it happen…

GETTING A

NEW LEASE ON

LIFE...

The Condition

A synergistic pediatric team comprising

of Consultant Pediatric Surgeon Dr.

Lalit Parida, Consultant in Neonatology

Prof. Dr. Zareen Fasih, and Sanju Daniel,

NICU Incharge worked hard to correct

an extremely rare condition known as

congenital right-sided diaphragmatic

hernia (CDH) in a baby boy born on March

5, 2015 at GMC Hospital Ajman. This is a

disorder in which the baby’s diaphragm

has a hole in it because it hasn’t formed

properly in the womb. What this means

is that the organs in the baby’s tummy

can push through the muscle, squishing

his lungs and preventing them from

developing properly. The risk of right sided

CDH is 1 in 20,000 babies.

Dr. Lalit Parida

Consultant Pediatric Surgeon

Prof. Dr. Zareen Fasih

Consultant in Neonatology

May/June 2015