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NICU
NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE UNIT-NICU
The arrival of a newborn is a remarkable and intricately orchestrated event, marked by numerous physical and emotional transformations experienced by both the mother and the baby.
As the baby enters the world, it embarks on a journey of significant physical adaptations to thrive outside the protective confines of the mother’s womb. This transition signifies the end of reliance on the mother’s bloodstream and the placenta for essential bodily functions.
While within the womb, the baby relies on the mother for crucial functions such as respiration, nourishment, waste elimination, and immune defense. However, as the baby emerges into the external environment, a series of profound changes must occur within its body systems. For instance:
TREATMENTS UNDER NICU
Typically, healthy newborns are delivered after a full 40-week gestation period and weigh over 2.5 kilograms. However, babies born prematurely with lower birth weights constitute a unique group that faces elevated risks. Suryam's NICU specializes in providing expert care for the tiniest and most fragile newborns.
We have provided care for babies weighing as little as 500 grams and born as early as 24 weeks into pregnancy. In our NICU, our dedicated nurses administer gentle, affectionate, and nurturing care, skin to skin to a mother's touch, while our doctors administer evidence-based, scientifically sound treatments aimed at ensuring the "complete survival" of these precious infants.
Premature infants often have underdeveloped and fragile lungs, frequently requiring respiratory assistance due to breathing difficulties. Preserving the delicate nature of premature lungs while providing this support is of paramount importance. At Suryam's NICU, we exercise the utmost caution when administering respiratory support to these tiny newborns.
We employ a range of techniques and procedures, including gentle and minimally invasive methods for Surfactant Administration, Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP), Mechanical Ventilation, and High-Frequency Ventilation. These approaches are designed to facilitate easier breathing for these precious infants while safeguarding the vulnerability of their developing lungs.
Almost every new born develop yellow discoloration of eyes and skin (Jaundice) in first two weeks of life but every new born do need treatment for it. Whether a baby requires treatment for Jaundice or not is decided by levels of Jaundice based on day of life, weight and maturity. To know level of Jaundice, commonly hospitals do blood tests, but at Suryam we have “Bilirubinometer“, an instrument which can detect level of Jaundice even without taking blood. Thereby we provide simplified, advanced, pain free care for Jaundice of New Born.
Breastfeeding is a fundamental entitlement for every newborn. While the majority of infants naturally initiate breastfeeding shortly after birth, some babies and mothers encounter challenges in establishing this vital connection.
This condition is known as Perinatal Asphyxia or simply Birth Asphyxia. This is due to lack of oxygen and blood supply to the different organs of body, and this is a serious and high risk situation which warrants specialized care in form of “therapeutic hypo” and other supportive measures.
Tiny newborns are especially susceptible to a range of infections due to their limited immunity and underdeveloped defense mechanisms. In fact, in India, Neonatal infection stands as the primary cause of mortality among newborns. We approach Neonatal infections systematically, following established protocols that yield optimal outcomes in minimal time while also preventing the indiscriminate use of medications.
A newborn who has graduated from the NICU is inherently at a heightened risk. Ensuring their "intact survival" necessitates vigilant monitoring and consistent post-discharge follow-up care. Our process of assessing high-risk factors commences directly in the NICU, encompassing Brain Sonography, Eye Examinations, Hearing Screenings, and early developmental evaluations throughout their hospital stay. This continuum of assessments persists after their discharge, following a scheduled and systematic approach, leaving no newborn overlooked.
Persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn (PPHN) is a dangerous condition that may cause a baby to not get enough oxygen after birth. During pregnancy, babies get all of the oxygen they from the mother through the placenta. The placenta is an organ in the mother's womb that is connected to the umbilical cord.