Fragile newborns begin life fighting for every breath at Hanoi hospital
In-Depth 20:23 28/02/2026Inside the intensive care unit at the Pediatric Center of Bach Mai Hospital in Hanoi, premature infants, including babies born to mothers living with HIV, fight for survival, as doctors and nurses monitor every breath, heartbeat and fragile sign of life.
Healthy baby born after landmark 30-minute fetal cardiac procedure in Ho Chi Minh City
Ho Chi Minh City 16:46 26/02/2026A 3.2-kilogram baby boy was safely delivered at Tu Du Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City on Wednesday, nearly two months after doctors performed a 30-minute fetal cardiac intervention while he was still in the womb, a new milestone in Vietnam's growing mastery of advanced fetal cardiac procedures.
Over 2,000 babies born in Vietnam on second day of Tet
Vietnam News 08:13 20/02/2026Hospitals across Vietnam welcomed 2,011 newborns on Wednesday, the second day of the Lunar New Year, according to a Ministry of Health report.
Vietnamese doctors save 1.2kg Korean newborn with respiratory distress
Ho Chi Minh City 17:53 07/01/2026Doctors at Children’s Hospital No. 2 in Ho Chi Minh City have successfully treated a premature South Korean newborn weighing just 1.2 kilograms who suffered from neonatal respiratory distress syndrome, hospital officials said.
Vietnamese medical staff assist Lao woman in giving birth by roadside
Vietnam News 11:39 18/07/2025Medical staff from a health station in Thuong Trach Commune, Quang Tri Province, north-central Vietnam successfully assisted a 25-year-old Lao woman in giving birth by the roadside near the border area, the health station confirmed on Thursday.
Doctors save newborn with organs outside of belly in Vietnam
Vietnam News 16:36 21/07/2021The girl suffered a birth defect that caused internal organs to protrude from her belly
Vietnam doctors deliver country's fourth baby born to COVID-19 patients
Vietnam News 12:42 10/06/2021Both the newborn and mother were in stable conditions following the delivery
First time in Vietnam: Doctors remove rare liver tumor from 13-day-old boy
Vietnam News 09:26 25/03/2021It was a difficult operation as the newborn’s liver could be easily broken
Deceased newborn found in suitcase left behind in Saigon rental
Vietnam News 09:02 29/08/2020It tenants had moved out just a few days prior to the discovery
Punishment hovers over Hanoi mother who abandoned newborn for 40 hours
Vietnam News 15:52 13/06/2020By the time people rescued the baby, he had gone 40 hours in the sizzling heat of Hanoi without any clothes or food
Girl born inside Hanoi’s COVID-19 quarantine zone
Vietnam News 19:04 05/03/2020Both the mother and baby are in good health after the C-section
Vietnamse woman attempts suicide with newborn in S.Korea: media
World 17:00 03/01/2020The baby died on the spot while the mother survived the fall
