Department of Neonatology

Department of Neonatology

In the current scenario Neonatology is one of the most advanced medical speciality in modern medicine. Because of this, preterm babies that are born as little as 24 weeks of gestation (minimal viable period) have significantly increased chance of survival. Babies who are born preterm may not have fully developed body system, which can make survival difficult due to the fact that lungs may not be able to breath; heart may not be pumping blood efficiently etc. Modern NICUs are equipped with technologies that allows doctors to compensate for the under developed body systems.

We have a team of well experienced medical team capable of tackling all problems related to the neonates. The well spaced level 3 NICU has all the modern equipments.
St.Joseph Hospital is equipped with state of the Level 3 Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU).
Our neonatal team undertakes all common and essential procedures in managing all premature and sick neonate babies, which include:

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• State of art neonatal unit giving level 3 care for sick newborns

• Perinatal Counseling

• Resuscitation by trained neonatal team

• Advanced Neonatal Ventilators and CPAP system

• Advanced Cardiopulmonary monitoring Equipments

• Total Parental Nutrition and Infusion

• Lactational Support System

• LED Phototherapy and Bedside X ray

• Umbilical venous and arterial line catheterization and Percutaneous central venous line insertion

• Intercostal Chest Drain insertion

• Blood product transfusion and Exchange transfusion

• Developmental therapy

• Lumbar Puncture

• Surfactant therapy

• 24 hour medical cover by experienced Neonatologist and Paediatrician

• Well-trained nursing team and developmental supportive care

• Facility to care extreme preterm from 24 weeks gestation and very low birth weight babies

• Humidified High Flow Nasal Cannula therapy for respiratory distress

• Retinopathy of prematurity screening.

• Modern warmers, Multipara monitors and syringe pumps