Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
For newborns who are highly-dependent or require more intensive care after birth, GENESIS houses a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) equipped with sophisticated technology. Specialized neonatologists provide pediatric care for the NICU and delivery suites.
NICU has 3 Levels of Care:
Level I: Basic nursery (NICU I)
Level II: Special care nursery (NICU II)
Level III: Neonatal intensive care unit (NICU III)
Its equipment is cutting-edge, up to international standards, and consists of:
- Incubators
- Ventilators, machines for immediate respiratory support
- Screens, to monitor vital functions (heart rate, respiration, oxygenation per minute, blood pressure)
- Pumps, for precisely administering the necessary fluids and milk intravenously
- State-of-the-art phototherapy to treat jaundice, whether the newborn is in an incubator or in the crib
- Analyzer, a device that uses a very small amount of blood to directly check oxygenation, ventilation, electrolytes, and other newborn monitoring components
- Neo-puff, a device required for cardiorespiratory resuscitation following birth, particularly in premature newborns
- Portable x-ray machine, to perform x-rays without the need to move the newborn
- Portable incubator with built-in ventilator for transporting newborns from our Hospital’s NICU to a public Hospital, when needed.
- NICU’s highly skilled neonatologists, experienced nurses, and other healthcare professionals carefully monitor and treat newborns 24/7
Parents can visit their newborns several times a day while they are being cared for in the NICU (PCR test required). During the visiting hours, every day at 09:00-09:30, 12:00-12:30, 18:00-18:30 and 21:00-21:30 (and whenever it is deemed necessary depending on the case), there is an update on the development and course of a newborns’ case.
To promote breastfeeding, a separate Lactation Room has been specially designed until the newborn is able to breastfeed.