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.