Da Nang hospital saves 720-gram baby born to Singaporean tourist couple

Doctors at Da Nang Hospital for Women and Children successfully saved a premature baby girl born at just 720 grams, VnExpress International reported on July 1. The baby's parents are a Singaporean couple who were visiting Vietnam when the emergency delivery occurred.

Date

Jul 1, 2026

Where

Da Nang

Topic

Health Safety

Source

VnExpress International

Confidence

Community signal

A 720-gram birth sits at the outer edge of neonatal survivability. That this one succeeded at a public hospital in Da Nang is the relevant fact for foreign residents and long-stay visitors: the city's main obstetric facility can handle extreme neonatal emergencies, including for patients who are not Vietnamese citizens.