Neonatology (NICU)

The Yogana Hospital provides neonatology services for the sick and tiniest patients. 

Our level III neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) is the place where we offer specialized care for prematurely born babies or newborn babies with serious medical conditions. We admit babies who require both surgical and medical care. 

We, at Yogana Hospital are well-renowned for having exceptional fetal medicine specialists. That’s why many high-risk pregnancies are referred to us in and around Chennai. In addition, we offer a holistic perinatal service for expectant mothers and their newborns along with maternity specialists. At Yogana Hospital, working collaboratively ensures to help our professionals plan for the neonatal care of babies soon after birth. These interlinked specialty experts work together to deliver better health outcomes for the mother and the baby.

Conditions and Treatments

The following are some common treatments we provide at Yogana Hospital for sick or premature babies in our Level III neonatal intensive care unit (NICU).

• All kinds of ventilators, including BiPAP and CPAP help babies with breathing issues.
• Hypothermia treatment is for a lack of blood flow or oxygen to the brain of newborn babies.
• Laser treatment to cure retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) in newborns.
• Monitoring machines to determine the newborn baby’s heart rate, breathing level, and more.
• Phototherapy to cure jaundice in newborns.

What We Provide

• Our Level III neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) provides specialized care for babies with developmental issues and abnormalities.
• Provide expert care for prematurely born babies.
• Facilities to stay for the parents who come from far away.
• Our multidisciplinary team work together to provide surgical services including ENT, urology, and neurosurgery.
• Well-trained professionals in neonatal care including neonatal nurses, fetal medicine specialists and maternal experts.
• Regular eye check-ups for infants at risk of ROP (retinopathy of prematurity) to provide laser therapy.
• Antenatal classes to parents if any medical conditions are diagnosed.

Facilities and Quality Measures

• Leader in enhancing the survival rates of babies in the NICU at Yogana Hospital.
• Work collaboratively to deliver the highest quality care.
• Innovative equipment and supplies to treat the newborns.
• Infection control practices in the NICU include personal protective equipment (PPE), hand hygiene, sterile techniques, limiting the usage of catheters and antibiotics, decontamination, breastmilk, probiotics, isolation rooms, and screening visitors for infectious diseases.
• Conduct regular audits to ensure the quality standards for newborns in neonatal units are maintained.