India, April 26 -- A premature newborn in Punjab's Bathinda district has been discharged in stable condition after receiving neonatal intensive care, with treatment costs covered under the state's Mukh Mantri Sehat Yojana.

The baby, born at 33 weeks at a private hospital in Rampura Phul, weighed 1.926 kg at birth, below the typical full-term range of 2.5 to 4 kg. According to doctors, the infant experienced respiratory distress immediately after birth and required assisted breathing.

The newborn was admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), where she was placed on continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) support for 10 days, followed by oxygen support for four days. During the course of treatment, she also developed neonata...