... Neonatology: Special Services


Specific Care for "At Risk Neonates":

Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) for sick newborns
Neonatal Intensive Care
Unit (NICU) for sick
newborns		     The sick full term babies & the low birth weight (Preterm & IUGR) babies are transferred to the Neonatal Intensive Care & Premature Care units where the following facilities are available:

Isolation & Warmth : Warmer care
Clinical Monitoring : By Trained Staff
Respiratory Care : Oxygen Therapy
Hyperbilirubinemia : Phototherapy &
Exchange Transfusion
Sepsis : Antibiotics
Nutrition : Parenteral &
Enteral feeding


Follow Up Care in OPD:

Well Baby Clinic Wed & Fri
10 am - 12 noon		 Immunization
Growth Monitoring
Counseling
Health Education
Lactation OPD Wed & Fri
10 am - 12 noon		 Lactation Management
Perinatal HIV baby follow up
High Risk OPD Neurodevelopment follow-up Multidisciplinary approach


Categories & Number of Beds:

Intermediary Care : 5
Preterm Care Room (PICU) : 5
Sick Neonatal Care Room (NICU) : 5
Transfer Room (Outside deliveries) : 6
Phototherapy Room : 4


Achievements:

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    		•  Organized 'Perinatology Update' 1997
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    		•  Pilot project on 'Prevention of Perinatal HIV' - 1998-1999


    Current Research Projects:

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    		•  Prevention of Perinatal transmission of HIV
  •  
    		•  Nosocomial Infections in NICU



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