S L Raheja (A Fortis Associate) Hospital, Mahim, today announced the launch of their ‘Maternity & Child Care Dept’ along with a state of the art Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). The new department encompasses a high end mother’s lounge, a well equipped labour room, operation theatre, comfortable post natal care rooms and a special Labour Delivery Room (LDR) suite. The Chief Guest of the event was the Honourable Mayor of Mumbai Ms. Shraddha Jadhav and the guest of honour was Ms. Aditi Dandekar, Brand Manager, Camlin.
The NICU has the latest & most advanced ventilators, monitors, phototherapy units & modern incubators/ warmers. Experienced Neonatologists will be available round the clock for the new born babies care. The entire NICU will be maintained as a strictly aseptic area. The NICU is well equipped to manage cases like Respiratory Distress Syndrome or other breathing difficulties, Septic babies, Babies with Pneumonia/Meningitis, Jaundiced babies, Premature babies including those with Birth weight below 1 kg and Babies with congenital surgical conditions requiring surgery / babies with congenital heart conditions.
Trained nurses, physiotherapist, anaesthetists & specialists will form a multi disciplinarian team to ensure a complete plethora of services to the baby & mother, all under the same roof. The department also has special clinics for immunization, paediatric endocrinolgy & high risk pregnancy.
The Immunization room is exclusively devoted for this purpose; the child will receive the routine vaccine doses on follow-up on OPD basis. It is just adjacent to the parents waiting lounge. The room has been transformed into a small, cozy and cheerful play area to soothe the infant after the injection procedure.
The Pediatric Endocrinology Unit will be developed to cater to special needs of babies and children with Endocrine issues such as Thyroid problems, Down’s syndrome babies, Diabetes & Pituitary issues.
The department’s Lamaze & Yoga classes will train the soon-to-be-parents with a holistic approach & prepare them in a very warm, friendly manner for this very important & joyful occasion of their life. It also houses a Kangaroo Mother Care [KMC] lounge, a designated area for a special technique to provide warmth, a speedy recovery and faster weight gain to premature babies with low birth weight. This is based on the principle that the warmth of the mother’s body is essential for development of the child.
Another unique feature of the ward is post-pregnancy cosmetology at the hospital. After the delivery, many women have to reduce weight, address issues like flab and stretch marks. These are best addressed by a cosmetologist who is also available to provide advice in the same unit, thereby, ensuring a holistic approach to for the baby & mother from pre to post delivery.
The theme or ambience created for the ward is centered on femininity and motherhood through appealing visuals & color themes. The total aura & feel that has been created is aimed to make parenthood a complete, enjoyable and emotionally fulfilling experience.
Says Dr Uma Nambiar, CEO - S L Raheja (A Fortis Associate) Hospital & Zonal Director - Fortis Healthcare, “The capacity of the NICU is, at present, 4 beds/cradles. Eventually, the department plans to expand the unit up to 8-10 beds. The Outborn and Inborn baby sections will be separate to minimize cross-infection. The post-natal ward will have around 15 beds. The future plans for the maternity ward are the development of a state-of-art IVF centre to complete the Mother and Child Health program.”
About Fortis Healthcare Limited
Fortis Healthcare Limited is committed to clinical excellence and patient-centric healthcare, which is manifest in hospital design, patient services, medical programmes and the compassionate approach of medical and non-medical hospital staff. Fortis commissioned its first hospital in 2001 at Mohali, near Chandigarh, and has expanded its operations to become a network with an 8000 bed capacity across 51 hospitals. The Fortis network has a large number of international accreditations, including four JCI (Joint Commission International) and six NABH (National Accreditation Board for Hospitals) certifications. The network’s capability covers multi-speciality hospitals and super-speciality centres that provide tertiary and quaternary healthcare to patients in the major medical specialties.
