Neonatology

Neonatology is a sub-speciality of paediatrics that consists of the medical care of newborn infants, especially the ill or premature newborn. It is a hospital-based speciality, and is usually practised in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs).

The principal patients of neonatologists are newborn infants who are ill or require special medical care due to prematurity, low birth weight, intrauterine growth restriction, congenital malformations (birth defects), sepsis, pulmonary hypoplasia or birth asphyxia.

At Sacred Heart Hospital, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) set up is equipped with all the gadgets required for monitoring and management of sick newborns. Babies with respiratory distress in early stages are managed with nasal CPAP (continuous positive airway pressure).

Parents are encouraged to be active members of the team that takes care of their infant while in our unit.