Israel-Gaza War: How premature babies survive thrush Israel attacks Al-Shifa hospital in Gaza?

Dr. Marwan Abu Saada, director of general surgery at Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza, said: “We had 36 premature babies, but none of them survived. They were 39 years old, but three of them did not die. “

“Two people died in the hospital because of the power outage. They died from lack of oxygen. The third person died of gastroenteritis.”

As Israeli soldiers searched the basement of the Gaza Strip’s largest hospital, doctors followed reporters to get the phone.

Israel accuses Hamas of setting up a command center in Al-Shifa and says the United States does not provide intelligence support, which Hamas has not denied.

Dr. Abu Saada told me after the phone call was weak that I didn’t try to call multiple times because I wasn’t going to. The neonatal team sleeps on the same floor of the hospital as the baby.

The 36 premature babies who survived ranged in weight from 800 grams to 1,200 grams, with the youngest being 28 weeks old.

He said the hospital was unable to contact any surviving parents or guardians, and as war broke out, they were unable to locate the baby’s relatives.

According to doctors, they came to the hospital with their two babies after they were found alone during a bomb attack. They gave birth to four odes in which the mother died after a caesarean section.

“We use the thermal blankets we use during surgery and put them under the babies. We use oxygen bottles but luckily only two babies need oxygen now.

“Disinfecting oxygen tubes is challenging,” e tok. “We do the best we can. We do everything we can to sterilize the tubes. Why we ask them to come and evacuate these babies – to avoid the risk, so they don’t start to develop sepsis.”

Hospital staff have repeatedly requested safe corners for patients and doctors.

“We have limited resources. We don’t even have water. For good access to running water, we need regular electricity supply. We can only run it every six hours before we get water. It’s a huge challenge. We don’t have access to water for personal hygiene or Drinking alcohol.

Without the ability to maintain a sterile environment, babies will die from diseases and infections that we could prevent under better conditions.

“We’re trying to save the lives of these premature babies, that’s why we put them in warm rooms, we feed them and we give them antibiotics if they need it,” Dr. Abu Saada said.

They are constantly looked after by the neonatal consultant and my team. “We provide medical care to others without a better environment,” e tok said.

The incubator requires no electricity as no fuel is required.

“The hospital’s oxygen station was attacked and is unable to provide the fuel it needs to operate. The blockade of Shifa prevents any reconstruction.”

Do premature babies need to go to Al-Shifa Hospital?

There are eight to 10 tiny babies in each bed, with heating blankets and foil to protect them.

Dr. Abu Saada describes the situation: “If they are cold, if there is no power outage, we cover them with foil. They are very sensitive and prone to illness.”

“We save a small amount of fuel and solar panels for premature babies so they don’t die. They stay in the cardiac surgery theater – not the neonatal ward. They’re in the general surgery building.”

As for the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announcement that it would send incubators and baby food, Abu Saada said, “I have not heard anything about this.” Supposedly we need fuel to run the incubators in the hospital.

I say that since the IDF attack on the complex, the bridge connecting the General Surgery and Specialty Surgery buildings is weak and the doctors cannot start with the attack

“We have not received any new preemies in the past five days,” Dr. Abu Saada said. “We admit that preemies attack Al Shifa with both feet.” But now we are not suitable because we are not suitable to provide them with the care that we need.

“They don’t have an incubator where we can bring them to the right temperature.

“When I’m checking on preemies, I’m in touch with Avery, the neonatal consultant. But today I wasn’t fit because we weren’t fit to connect to the other buildings.”

The baby’s future remains uncertain. Staff hope their families will be able to find them one day.

Now, when the babies sleep together, we label their hands with “mine” and Mom’s name – if we know Mom’s name.

Previously, a senior doctor from Al-Shifa Hospital had informed me about the situation in the hospital.

Dr. Adnan Bursh, chief of the Department of Orthopedics, said it was “not even appropriate for doctors to look out of the windows” when Israeli soldiers were inside the building.

But orthopedic surgeon Mohamed Obeid said I managed to “sneak a quick look out of the operating room window and saw seven soldiers walking through the medical and dialysis centers and approaching the non-operating rooms”. Building set up for X-rays”.

“When (Israel Defense Forces soldiers) went to the basement to collect everything, everyone was scared. When they arrived, we were not going to evacuate the patients from the fourth floor to the general surgery building because of their attack and the walls started to damage, e scatta evri wia,” tork.

Dr. Obeid Tok said that a team of 15 doctors, who were housed in a room in the general surgery department, were unable to communicate with doctors in the OD building, especially after the Israeli army attacked the bridge connecting the two main buildings of the hospital . He said they would not disconnect my group from the “outside world.”