• Abhishek Maternity & Nursing Home is dedicated to serving your health care needs, and your well-being is our top priority.

• Pediatrics is the branch of medicine dealing with the health and medical care of infants, children, and adolescents from birth up to the age of 18. The word “paediatrics” means “healer of children”; they are derived from two Greek words: (pais = child) and (iatros = doctor or healer).

• Paediatricians diagnose and treat several conditions among children including:-

• Injuries
• Infections
• Genetic and congenital conditions
• Cancers
• Organ diseases and dysfunctions

• A paediatrician is a child's physician who provides not only medical care for children who are acutely or chronically ill but also preventive health services for healthy children. A paediatrician manages physical, mental, and emotional well-being of the children under their care at every stage of development, in both sickness and health.

• Paediatricians are involved with the prevention, early detection, and management of problems including:-

• Developmental delays and disorders
• Behavioral problems
• Functional disabilities
• Social stresses
• Mental disorders including depression and anxiety disorders

What is neonatal care?

• Neonatal means ‘new born’. Neonatal units like ours specialise in the care of babies born early, with low weight or who have a medical condition that requires specialised treatment.

Four levels of care

• Intensive care - provided for babies who have serious problems, who are very premature (those born more than three months early) and/or have an extremely low birth weight (birth weight less than 1500 grams).
• High dependency care - provided for babies with less serious problems but who still need a great deal of observation and support and for those who are recovering from critical illness.
• Low dependency - provided for babies who do not require continuous observation and/or who are stable and growing.
• Transitional care - is provided for babies who need some medical treatment but who are well enough to be cared for at their mother’s bedside.

Some of the common problems associated with premature birth are:

• Breathing problems
• Bleeding in the brain
• Heart conditions
• Gut and digestive disorders
• Eye problems
• Jaundice
• Anaemia
• Infections