It might be overwhelming to digest all you see, including the numerous equipment, tiny infants in incubators, medical staff, and other parents, especially when you’re also worried about your own baby’s health and have to make difficult choices. Discover tools and assistance at Shreya Hospital to help you comprehend and manage the NICU experience of your child.
Shreya hospital NICU is a nursery where unwell or premature infants get round-the-clock care. It features medical personnel with specialised training and tools to offer your newborn with the greatest care.
Babies are not overstimulated by noise and light since NICUs are typically peaceful and quiet environments. The lights may occasionally be turned down so the infants may sleep. Staff members are encouraged to handle infants as little as possible.
Each infant is placed in an incubator or heated crib to maintain the proper body temperature. Additionally, equipment like:
- An infant’s body with monitors connected to assess their heart rate, breathing rate, and oxygen levels.
- A ventilator to assist with breathing.
- Devices to supply fluids and medications through tubes in their veins.
Discover the kind of medical treatment that our NICU offer and the degree that your baby need. Find out what supplies they might require and how you might help with their care. Even in the NICU, you may feed your kid and give them kangaroo care to be close to them. We have services and assistance that may assist you and your family while your baby is in the NICU, so it’s okay to be worried and confused about their health.
The following are some factors that can place a baby at high risk and increase the chances of being admitted to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (Neonatal ICU). However, each baby must be evaluated individually to determine the need for admission. High-risk factors include the following:
Maternal factors:
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- Age younger than 16 or older than 40 years
- Drug or alcohol exposure
- Diabetes
- Hypertension (high blood pressure)
- Bleeding
- Sexually transmitted diseases
- Multiple pregnancy (twins, triplets, or more)
- Too little or too much amniotic fluid
- Premature rupture of membranes (also called the amniotic sac or bag of waters)
Delivery factors for Neonatal ICU:
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- Fetal distress/birth asphyxia (changes in organ systems due to lack of oxygen)
- Breech delivery presentation (buttocks delivered first) or other abnormal presentation
- Meconium (the baby’s first stool passed during pregnancy into the amniotic fluid)
- Nuchal cord (cord around the baby’s neck)
- Forceps or cesarean delivery
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Baby factors for Neonatal ICU:
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- Birth at gestational age less than 37 weeks or more than 42 weeks
- Birth weight less than 2,500 grams (5 pounds, 8 ounces) or over 4,000 grams (8 pounds, 13 ounces)
- Small for gestational age
- Medication or resuscitation in the delivery room
- Birth defects
- Respiratory distress including rapid breathing, grunting, or apnea (stopping breathing)
- Infection such as herpes, group B streptococcus, chlamydia
- Seizures
- Hypoglycemia (low blood sugar)
- Need for extra oxygen or monitoring, intravenous (IV) therapy, or medications
- Need for special treatment or procedures such as a blood transfusion
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Feeding Procedure of Infants
Many infants in the NICU could initially be unable to nurse. They will eat through “gavage feeding,” which involves inserting a tube into their nose to deliver milk directly to their stomach.
The NICU team at Shreya Hospital may urge you to express breast milk for your child. You can freeze or save your breast milk for later use. By expressing milk, you can maintain your milk production until you and your baby are ready to nurse.
