Children's hospital treated 69 very low birth weight premature babies this year

The Children's Clinical University Hospital (BKUS) in Latvia treated 69 premature babies this year up to 1 October whose birth weight was under 1,500 grams. Newborns this small are regarded in medicine as having very low birth weight, and their care requires specialised hospital help.

The figure was given by hospital spokesperson Ilze Olšteina. The source does not specify what treatment these babies received, what condition they were in, or how the number compares with previous years.

Premature babies are those born before the expected term. The data cover the period from the beginning of the year to 1 October, so the total for the full year may still change.