Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICU) at DY Patil Healthcare provide specialized care to premature and unwell new-borns. The neonatal intensive care units consist of a highly qualified and extensively trained team of neonatologists, nurses and other medical professionals. The neonatal ICUs are designed to provide an environment that provides maximum safety, comfort, and medical care to the infants. The department of NICU at DY Patil Healthcare practices Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) for Preterm & Low birth weight babies as this is the best model for multimodal stimulation.
The NICU is used in cases such as –
- Ped Surgical cases like Tracheoesophageal fistula
- Anorectal ARM
- Congenital Diaphragmatic
- Hernia
- Congenital pyloric Stenosis etc
- Premature birth
- Extremely low birth weight
- Major birth defects
- Neonatal jaundice
- Infant respiratory distress syndrome
- Meconium Aspiration Syndrome & Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension
