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    NICU stands for Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, also called Newborn Intensive Care Unit. This is department or nursery of the hospital that provides care for premature newborns or newborns who have medical complications. In NICU, there will be health care providers who have special training and  the equipments to give newborn the best possible care to the newborn along with the participation of mother of the newborn. 

    Here the premature newborn will be provided the optimal environment for growth. In NICU the newborn will stay for days, weeks or longer Depending up on the degree of prematurity of the newborn. 

 Conditions Treated in NICU

• Anemia
• Respiratory distress syndrome (RDS)
• ApneaBronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD)
• Persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn (PPHN)
• Pneumonia
• Hypoglycemia
• Gastroschisis
• Jaundice
• Macrosomia
• Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP)
• Sepsis

In NICU the following heart diseases and conditions which originate in the early part of pregnancy (during the formation of heart) are also treated:

• Bradycardia
• Coarctation of the aorta
• Heart valve abnormalities
• Patent ductus arteriosus (PDA)
• Septal defects
• Tetralogy of Fallot
• Transposition of the great arteries

Equipments in NICU

    In NICU there are oxygen, medications, mechanical ventilators or breathing machines, and other  supplies for medical care. There are furthermore, technologies to monitor every body system of a baby which includes Breathing, Heart rate, Temperature, blood pressure, oxygen and carbon dioxide levels. The following are some of the monitoring equipment often used in the NICU:

• Heart or cardiorespiratory monitor
• Pulse oximeter
• Ultrasound
• X-ray
• CT or CAT scan
• Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
• Endotracheal tube (ET)
• Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP)
• Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO)

    Nyle Women's and childrens super speciality hospital based in Thrissur, offers latest and highly advanced treatments for Neonatology and Paediatrics in Kerala. The NICU of the hospital is committed to provide the state-of -the-art facilities for all fragile newborns. With the help of expert team of Best Neonatologists and Neonatal Care equipped with all advanced complex machines and monitoring devices.

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Neonatology- Care for Newborns

Neonatology department provides comprehensive care for premature babies. The babies get special care in the neonatal intensive care unit(NICU). Half of the babies admitted to NICU are full-term infants those who completed 37 weeks of pregnancy and the remaining include premature babies those born before 37 weeks of pregnancy.

The premature babies have complicated medical problems. Neonatology field of medicine mainly focused on overcoming the critical condition of babies. A neonatologist is specially trained to solve most complex and high-risk situations.

Treatments provided by neonatologist

• Coordinate care and medically manage newborns born premature, critically ill, or in need of surgery
• Treat the newborns with conditions such as breathing disorders, infections, and birth defects.
• Provide care to the newborns during the time of complicated delivery
• Ensure that critically ill newborns receive the proper nutrition for healing and growth.
• Discuss with obstetricians and pediatricians about the conditions affecting newborn infants.

The problems experienced by full-term infants are different from premature babies. They are highly complicated and the neonatologist at nyle hospital provide complete medical care to all the babies.

The neonatology department includes:

• Newborn Care
• Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)
• Neurodevelopmental clinics for high-risk newborns
• Perinatology (period around childbirth)

Nyle Hospital for women and children offers advanced medical care for the patients with any kind of health issues also provide the Best Neonatology in Kerala. To get the best neonatal care

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