After more than three months of intensive treatment and specialized neonatal care, the infant was discharged from hospital on June 22 in stable condition. She is now breathing on her own, feeding well and weighs 2.655 kilograms, the hospital said on June 23.
The baby's mother was admitted to the hospital on March 16 while 25 weeks and four days pregnant with her first child.
The Singaporean tourist had travelled to Da Nang with her husband and planned to return home before giving birth. However, shortly before their scheduled flight, she developed serious health complications and required emergency medical treatment.
The Singaporean couple with their baby at Da Nang Hospital for Women and Children, June 2026. Photo by Minh Hien
Doctors diagnosed her with severe preeclampsia, accompanied by multiple fluid accumulations, low blood sodium levels and suspected heart failure. Medical teams initially sought to prolong the pregnancy through intensive treatment to give the fetus more time to develop.
