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Newborn rescued from Jhansi hospital that caught fire dies

November 18, 2024 9:03 am

Attributing the death to an illness, the district administration, however, claimed that the baby was not injured in the fire.

Jhansi NICU where 10 newborns died was operating beyond capacity, new one was expected to open soon

November 17, 2024 7:31 am

While it can accommodate only 18 babies, at the time of the Friday night fire that claimed the lives of 10 newborns, the NICU had 49 inside.

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Simple tips to take care of the nutritional needs of preterm babies

November 18, 2022 4:09 pm

Preterm birth is a nutritional emergency; these babies have high nutritional demand. But, despite medical advances in NICU care, it is quite challenging to achieve weight gain in these babies, said a doctor

Do you have a baby in the NICU? Here are some guidelines for parents

December 16, 2021 6:50 pm

"NICU is like an artificial womb where hardly any visitors are allowed as it will lead to infection", said Dr. Parimala V Thirumalesh

Curtis Zy-Keith Means is the most premature baby born at 21 weeks and 1 day

November 11, 2021 6:17 pm

Curtis, or 'Poodie' as his family also call him, celebrated his first birthday on July 5, 2021.

Four infants dead in fire at Bhopal government hospital

November 09, 2021 10:06 am

Officials said that 36 of the 40 infants in the ward were rescued while four, who were already in a critical condition, succumbed in the blaze.

First for West Bengal: 5 lakh doses given, childcare beds increased

August 24, 2021 4:41 am

In another milestone, more than 1 crore people in the state have been fully vaccinated.

Doctors say need to be vigilant against rare post-Covid inflammatory syndrome among children as Pune hospitals set up paediatric Covid units

May 09, 2021 1:20 pm

There is a dedicated six bedded Covid PICU and NICU with ventilators apart from a team of experts for management of post-Covid Inflammatory syndrome among children.

Mumbai’s third wave plans: child Covid facility, crèches

May 04, 2021 7:34 am

The decision to set up the paediatric ward has been taken in the light of expert warnings that the third wave, likely to strike in July, may affect children harder than the first two waves.

The Early Years: Welcoming your baby after neonatal intensive care unit

December 27, 2019 2:40 pm

Approximately one in eight children are born preterm. Preterm children are at a greater risk for excess hospitalisation and developmental difficulties after Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) discharge.