'Tractor birth’ in Cambodia sees first premature baby saved in 2025


A medical team at the Koh Ker Health Centre in Kulen district, Preah Vihear province, successfully saved the life of a two-month premature newborn and its mother on Jan 2, 2025. - Photo: The Phnom Penh Post/ANN

PHNOM PENH: A medical team at the Koh Ker Health Centre in Kulen district, Preah Vihear province, successfully saved the life of a two-month premature newborn and its mother on Thursday (Jan 2).

According to Or Vandine, secretary of state and spokesperson for the Ministry of Health, Chen An, a resident of Mrech Thmei village in Srayong commune who was pregnant for the first time, experienced abdominal pains and went into labour, despite her pregnancy only reaching 28 weeks.

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