Neonatology

 

We aim to provide the highest standards of care for newborn infants and support their families. We will strive to provide holistic care for the vulnerable infants leading to intact survival

  • Our smallest baby weighed 500gm and was 25 weeks preterm. More than 6000 babies have been treated successfully
  • High standard of care: 1:1 nursing care with a resident pediatrician 24X7 to attend all deliveries at the hospital.
  • Senior consultant available round-the-clock for expert care.
  • The Neonatal unit is equipped with all the latest gadgets and equipment for neonatal care
  • Treatment of a full spectrum of neonatal medical and surgical diseases.

Neonatal services:

  • Neonatal intensive care unit with ventilation, CPAP units, HFNC units.
  • Antenatal counseling
  • Retinopathy of Prematurity screening
  • Hearing screening - OAE
  • USG cranium
  • Functional echocardiography
  • Lactation counseling
  • Kangaroo Mother Care
  • Neonatal surgery by senior pediatric surgeons
  • Neonatal transport services available 24X7
  • Immunisation
  • Follow up clinics - Neurodevelopment and Early Stimulation Clinic
  • Cardiac Screening - By pulse oximetry for heart disease
  • Newborn screening for congenital cataract by direct ophthalmoscopy
  • Universal newborn screening for congenital diseases
  • Tandem Mass Spectrometry for inborn errors of metabolism

Unit structure

  • 12 bedded state of the art NICU
  • 8 Ventilator beds with air/ oxygen/ suction ports
  • Separate inborn and out born units
  • 2 isolation cots
  • Luxurious mother rooms
  • Consulting and counseling room
  • Breastfeeding and kangaroo mother care
  • CPAP + HFNC Units
  • Continuous positive airway pressure devices and high flow nasal cannula units
  • Delivery room CPAP
  • INSURE technique of surfactant administration

    Uniqe features

  • 24 hours on site presence of trained Neonatal Consultant
  • Conventional and High Frequency Ventilation, Volume guarantee ventilation
  • In house blood gas machine
  • Ultrasound machine for Neonatal functional ECHO and Cranial ultrasound
  • Excellent transport facilities with transport incubator and fully equipped ambulance
  • Dedicated Neonatal transport consultant for ambulance transfers throughout Kerala
  • Closed incubators for extremely premature infants
  • Dedicated Neonatal nursing staff and doctors
  • Parenteral nutrition therapy
  • Peritoneal dialysis
  • Special appreciation by NABH audit team

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