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At Cloudnine, we are equipped to handle the most complicated neonatal cases. Our Department of Neonatology runs state-of-the-art Level III Newborn Intensive Care Units (NICU), certified by the National Neonatology Forum as the highest level of intensive care. The NICU provides care to neonatal babies who are born prematurely or need some special treatment.
With an entire ecosystem tailored to provide critical life support, specialised care for infants born as early as 27 to 30 weeks, treatment for serious illnesses and full-spectrum respiratory support including high-frequency ventilation and advanced imaging, Cloudnine is counted amongst the best neonatal care hospitals in India. The facility comes fully equipped with monitoring facilities and advanced incubators ensuring all your baby’s medical needs are met. For babies who need breathing support, ventilator management by experienced technicians and blood gas analyzers are provided.
A dedicated team of neonatologists, paediatric surgeons, paediatric medical subspecialists, paediatric anesthesiologists, neonatal nurses and paediatric ophthalmologists take care of the baby around the clock. Their combined expertise and the advanced healthcare equipment in the NICU are crucial when it comes to ensuring the survival of newborns who are facing complications at birth.
We are certified by the National Neonatology Forum as the highest level of intensive care.
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"One of my relatives recommended me Cloudnine and my experience here was excellent. The doctors are very understanding and explain everything in detail. After my baby was born, he started losing weight in a month and we consulted Dr. Gopal Agarwal. Now my baby is fine and healthy. I must admit that all the staff and doctors in Cloudnine are outstanding. Thank you so much!"
"Dr. Sankalp Dudeja is an excellent doctor. He treated my baby and now he's completely fit and fine. It was an emergency case and Cloudine and team did their job really well. We are grateful to Dr. Sankalp and Dr. Gopal Agarwal for being there for us"
"We recently started our parenthood journey and Dr. Abhishek Chopra is a great doctor. She has been there in every stage. Overall it was amazing and we loved the experience. Our baby was in the NICU for about a week, we were stressed but everything got fine later. These staff is very caring. The doctors are amazing and they took extra care of our child. We highly recommend Cloudnine"
"We are in Cloudnine Hospital, Kailash Colony. We had a very good experience here. My wife was suffering from high blood pressure. So, we had to go for a C-section and my son had to be kept in the NICU. When I saw my son, I was worried. But, in the past four days, under the guidance of Dr. Vinay Kumar Rai, he has improved drastically and now we are very confident to take him home. We had a very good stay and we are now going home with a baby with a big smile on our faces. And I suppose we have got lots of friends over here for life now. Thank you"
"My son Tanish was sick so we admitted him to the hospital. Dr. Prasanna treated my son. He is such a nice person. He has a lot of patience to listen to our words and answer all our questions. 1 appreciate his confidence and patience and my son is doing well now. We are getting discharged from the hospital. We are very happy with the service from Cloudnine. I would like to thank Dr. Prasanna and the hospital staff who cooperated very well and treated us. Thank you so much"
*When I was 30 weeks, unexpectedly I had to deliver. Dr. Kishore Kumar had to do my delivery at midnight 12 O'clock. I was here in the hospital for 47 days and my baby was in the NICU for 32 days. All the doctors, including Dr. Nandini, Dr. Girish and Dr. Kishore Kumar were very cooperative and treated the baby very well. They took good care of us. Thank you".
NICU stands for newborn intensive care unit. This is a place in a hospital that provides around-the-clock care to sick or premature babies. It has doctors and paramedical staff who have special training and equipment to give your baby the best possible care.
ICU stands for Intensive Care Unit and is designed to cater to critically ill adults. NICU, on the other hand, is designed to cater to newborn babies who need critical treatment.
PICU stands for Paediatric Intensive Care Unit. In the PICU infants and children, up to 17 years old are treated by doctors. In a NICU, only newborns are provided critical care.
A level III NICU cares for very small babies, infants born as early as 27 to 30 weeks or very sick newborns. Level 3 NICUs have a wide variety of staff on-site, including neonatologists, neonatal nurses, and respiratory therapists who are available 24 hours a day.
Infants born at less than 32 weeks gestational age and weighing less than 1500 grams as well as critically ill newborns of any gestational age and birth weight, should be taken care of in a level III NICU.
Some common conditions treated at NICU are Anaemia, Breathing problems, Apnea, Bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD), Persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn (PPHN), Pneumonia, Respiratory distress syndrome (RDS), Bradycardia, Coarctation of the aorta, Heart valve abnormalities, Patent Ductus Arteriosus (PDA), Septal defects, Tetralogy of Fallot, Transposition of the great arteries, Retinopathy of Prematurity, Sepsis, Macrosomia, Jaundice, Gastroschisis, Intrauterine Growth Restriction (IUGR) and so on.
Some common tests done in the NICU are blood tests, CT scans, echocardiograms, ECG, hearing tests, MRI, ROP exams, ultrasound, X-rays, urine tests and so on.
It depends on the baby’s medical condition and how well they can suck and swallow. If your baby can directly breastfeed, that is the best option. If your baby cannot breastfeed directly, you can feed her breast milk that you pump from your breasts using a bottle. Some babies may need a feeding tube and you can feed your pumped breast milk using that tube.
For babies who are very small or sick, the baby can only receive nutrients through an intravenous line (IV).
Newborn or neonatal jaundice is very common and causes yellowing of the skin and the whites of the eyes. Other symptoms of newborn jaundice can include dark, yellow urine and pale stools. The symptoms of newborn jaundice usually develop 2 days after the birth and tend to get better without treatment by the time the baby is about 2 weeks old.
It is caused by the build-up of bilirubin in the blood. Jaundice is common in newborn babies because babies have a high number of red blood cells in their blood, which are broken down and replaced frequently. Also, a newborn baby's liver is not fully developed, so it's less effective at removing the bilirubin from the blood.
When your baby is in the womb, it is covered in a baby moisturiser called vernix. After delivery, this layer slowly wears off and it appears that the baby’s skin is “peeling” or “moulting”. This shedding of old skin is completely normal and there is no need to apply any lotions or creams.
