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At Cloudnine, we take pride in having some of India’s best and most experienced neonatology specialists.
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Dr. R. Kishore Kumar

Dr. R. Kishore Kumar

MBBS, DCH(Mysore), MD (Paed. Gold Medallist), DCH (London), MRCP (Paed.), MRCPCH (UK), FRCPCH (UK), FRCPI, FRCP (Australia)
Pediatrician & Neonatologist
Pediatric Care
NICU
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Bengaluru
Jayanagar
Dr. Piyush Jain

Dr. Piyush Jain

MBBS, MD - Pediatrics, DM - Neonatology
Pediatrician & Neonatologist
Pediatric Care
NICU
9
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Mumbai
Vashi
 Dr. Khusboo Kapasi

Dr. Khusboo Kapasi

MBBS, MD pediatrics, Fellowship in Neonatal Intensive Care, Certificate course in pediatric nutrition (PGPN) from Boston University School of Medicine. Certificate course in Neonatology based on Pediatrics in Review from American Academy of Pediatrics.
Pediatrician & Neonatologist
Pediatric Care
NICU
10
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Mumbai
Vashi
Dr. Shashidhar Vishwanath

Dr. Shashidhar Vishwanath

MBBS, MRCPCH, Post grad DCH, FRCPCH, CCT (UK), PGPN (USA)
Pediatrician & Neonatologist
Pediatric Care
NICU
11
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Bengaluru
Sahakarnagar
Dr. Spoorti Kapate

Dr. Spoorti Kapate

MBBS, MD Paediatrics, Fellowship in Neonatology
Pediatrician & Neonatologist
Pediatric Care
NICU
16
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Bengaluru
Electronic City
Dr. Nandita Patwari

Dr. Nandita Patwari

M.B.B.S (GMCH, ASSAM), MD Paediatrics (AMCH, ASSAM), Fellowship Neonatology(NNF), MNNF, MRCPCH (UK),
Paediatrician & Neonatologist
Pediatric Care
NICU
17
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Bengaluru
Sarjapur Road
Dr. Prashant Vasant Bhamare

Dr. Prashant Vasant Bhamare

MBBS, MD, D.Chir, FMAS
Advance Gynae Endoscopic Surgeon
Allied Services
NICU
17
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Mumbai
Vashi
Dr. Ankur Gupta

Dr. Ankur Gupta

MBBS, MD (Paediatrics), Fellowship in Neonatology (NNF), RCPCH Fellowship in Neonatology (UK), PGPN (USA), EMPH (USA)
Paediatrician & Neonatologist
Pediatric Care
NICU
26
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New Delhi
Vikaspuri
Dr. Amit Jayasingrao Nigade

Dr. Amit Jayasingrao Nigade

MBBS, FCPS(Child Health), MD (Peadiatrics), Clinical Fellowship in Neontaology & Perinatology
Pediatrician
Pediatric Care
NICU
29
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Pune
Kalyani Nagar, SB Road
Dr. Gopal Agrawal

Dr. Gopal Agrawal

MBBS, MD (Paediatrics), DM (Neonatology)
Paediatrician & Neonatologist
Pediatric Care
NICU
29
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Gurugram
Sector 47, Sector 14, Golf Course Road
Dr. Manish Ramteke

Dr. Manish Ramteke

MBBS, MS - Pediatric, Fellowship in Neonatology
Pediatrician & Neonatologist
Pediatric Care
NICU
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Pune
Kalyani Nagar, SB Road
Dr. Rahul Shamrao Zanje

Dr. Rahul Shamrao Zanje

MBBS, DCH
Pediatrician & Neonatologist
Pediatric Care
NICU
32
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Pune
Kalyani Nagar
Dr. D Malathi Raja

Dr. D Malathi Raja

MBBS, DNB (Paediatrics)
Pediatrician & Neonatologist
Pediatric Care
NICU
42
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Bengaluru
Old Airport Road
Dr. Nilesh Rao

Dr. Nilesh Rao

MBBS,MD,Fellowship in Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
Pediatrician & Neonatologist
Pediatric Care
NICU
45
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Bengaluru
Kanakapura Road
Dr. Amitoj Singh Chhinna

Dr. Amitoj Singh Chhinna

MBBS, MD
Pediatrician & Neonatologist
Pediatric Care
NICU
46
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Bengaluru
Bellandur, Old Airport Road
Dr. Ujwal M V

Dr. Ujwal M V

MBBS,MD Pediatrics, Fellowship in Neonatology
Pediatrician and Neonatologist
Pediatric Care
NICU
47
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Bengaluru
Old Airport Road
Dr. Sorabh Goel

Dr. Sorabh Goel

MBBS, MD Pediatric, DM Neonatology.
Pediatrician & Neonatologist
Pediatric Care
NICU
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Panchkula
Sector 5 Swastik Vihar
Dr. Sahil Bansal

Dr. Sahil Bansal

MD Pediatrics , Neonatology Fellowship IAP
Pediatrician & Neonatologist
Pediatric Care
NICU
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Panchkula
Sector 5, Swastik Vihar
Dr. Mohd Aamir

Dr. Mohd Aamir

MBBS, MD (Paediatrics, Fellowship Neonatology) NNF INDIA, Fellowship Neonatology RCPCH UK, London
Paediatrician & Neonatologist
Pediatric Care
NICU
99
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Gurugram
Sector 14
Dr. Mahesh Hiranandani

Dr. Mahesh Hiranandani

MBBS, MD (PGI)
Paediatrician
Pediatric Care
NICU
Neonatal Care
100
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Chandigarh
Industrial Area Phase II

Best Hospital for Intensive Care in India (NICU/PICU)

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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What our customers are saying

"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!"

Mrs. Priya Tyagi

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"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"

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"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"

Mrs. Dipika

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"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"

Mrs. Rupali Banerje

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"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"

Master. Tanish

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*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".

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Videos by our doctors

How does the Flu Vaccine work? | Things to know about Flu Shot/Vaccine I Dr. Prashanth Kumar S
"Flu Vaccine is a live viral vaccine like most of the vaccines. We use a live virus or a killed component of the bacteria and what it does is it gets into our body and stimulates our body’s immune function. The Flu Vaccine stimulates your body to have antibody response to that, that is the fighting capacity against the virus so that the actual virus your body will have immunity against that"
Should you repeat the Flu Shot every 6 months? | Flu Vaccine Booster Dose I Dr. Prashanth Kumar S
"Yes, the flu is a seasonal thing. There are the strains of influenza, influenza A and B. A is the one which keeps mutating every now and then and it keeps on mutating very frequently compared to influenza B which doesn’t keep changing compared to influenza B. Most often what we see in these pandemics or what we call as the sudden outbreaks, what we keep hearing in the news. Majority of the times it is due to influenza A. But having said that 30 to 50% cases are documented because of influenza B also. So when we vaccinate a child for a particular thing it will be relevant for that particular season like 2 years back when we had H1N1 everywhere. So the vaccine should be targeted against that particular lineage or strain of virus. So when we vaccinate it will be relevant to hat particular season. It will be very beneficial against that particular viral strains. It affects mostly during the monsoon period. So the next year, during the premonsoon if there is different strain of virus. The virus is mutated, then previous vaccine we have used will not be very effective for that particular thing unless it is the same virus that is still prevailing in t he environment. If the virus has mutated. So the flu vaccine wheat we give has a good coverage or that particular season , but it is always recommended to keep giving the flu vaccine yearly so that the particular viral strain that which is there in the environment and the vaccination that we are targeting against both are same. So we recommend giving flu vaccine annually"
How long does Flu Vaccine give Protection? | Flu Vaccine Immunity |Flu Shot I Dr. Prashanth Kumar S
"Flu is a seasonal thing. Everytime there are chances that the vaccine may get mutated. Every time we get a new virus in the environment. A vaccination will be designed according to the viral strain that is present for the season. So when we design a vaccine for that, it will be relevant to the viral strains that is there in the commonality that will affect the kids so generally by rule of the thumb flu is a seasonal disease and the vaccine for that is particular for that season . Having said that when we are vaccinating a child for the particular season it will have a larger impact against the severity of the disuse throughout that particular season. But there are different strains of flu, against influenza A, influenza B, wherein we see influenza A is the one that typically keeps mutating very frequently. predominantly against influenza A starts. But influenza B strain is also equally dangerous like it will take its own time getting mutated like in every 2 years or every years there are larger outbreaks happening will be a major contributor for that. So when we vaccinate for a particular season there well be a larger benefit for that. When we usually vaccinate for a particular vaccine, the larger benefit for that seasons, when we usually vaccinate during premonsoon season, the larger benefit for that particular season , preventing the severity of disease in that season but again what we use in a quadrivalent vaccine like influenza B and all will have sustained effect for the next 2 to 3 years unless the virus gets mutates badly or we see altogether different strain of virus. So basically it is a major advantage for that particular season"
Advantage of Anti Flu Vaccine in Kids | Seasonal Flu | Flu Shot Benefits I Dr. Prashanth Kumar S
"It reduces complicated disease to a larger extent. So we have to bear in mind by giving flu shot will not prevent child from getting cough and cold, by giving the vaccine it reduces the chance of severe disease. By vaccinating kids with a flu vaccine that is relevant for that flu season and prevent life threatening events or ICU care or complicated care and that will put the child’s life at risk. So compared to the benefits and risks, the benefits outweigh the complications of the vaccination. Flu vaccine is very efficacious, and prevents the from severe complicated disease"
Flu Shot Side effects in Infants | Adverse Reactions to Immunization I Dr. Prashanth Kumar S
"Flu shot is perfectly safe. So when we keep vaccinating kids every now and then the first thing every parent will have is if it will have may side effect and will it hurt my baby, will it case lot of pain and swelling, all those things. When we start vaccinating kids right from birth especially 6 weeks, 10 weeks, 14 weeks most of this vaccination causes lot of pain and swelling. So every time parents experience lot of difficulty in soothing the child, especially when it comes to the flu shots, they are really painless. The components and vaccines does not cause any significant reaction or adverse reactions as we call it as adverse effects following immunization. So they cause very minimal pain. So most of the times when the child has minimal pain, most of the kids don’t cry at all and the parents get surprised and they ask did you really give the vaccine. So the things related to the vaccination, the pain or physical trauma the child bears the trauma the child bears will be very minimal with this flu shot. Coming to the side effects following flu shot will be very minimal. The components used in that are not allergenic or something that causes side effect. So far there is no reported case of side effect or serious effect after immunization. So by and large flu shots are very safe and they don’t cause any pain, swelling at all and they will be easy for us to administer and babies also tolerate it very well"
Flu Vaccine for Babies-Is it safe? | Flu Shots in kids less than 5 years I Dr. Prashanth Kumar S
"Flu vaccine is very safe. The question why kids needs to get vaccinated against flu vaccination , basically the flu vaccine affects across all age groups but there are age groups that are more prone for a severe disease, as in like kids less than 5 years or someone more than 60 years or pregnant ladies. These are certain age groups more prone for severe disease. Not just a common flu that comes as a cough and a cold and goes away. So keeping this in mind, we target this age groups. So currently the Indian academy of paediatrician recommends any child less than 5 years should take flu vaccine compulsory till the age of 5 years. Not that we stop at 5 years, but these are the people who are more prone for this or the fragile age group. So this groups of kids are recommended to have flu vaccine every year. So if we see the severity of the disease affecting this groups of population will be more severe. So when kids of less than 5 years get an infection, the chances of them getting more sicker, getting into hospitalization and having an impact on the health will be more and more compared to the kids of older age group or a pregnant woman or people of age more than 60 years. These people when they suffer a simple flu they have higher chances of admitting to the hospital, higher chances of having the complication, or other heath related issues. So keeping that in mind, any child less than 5 years, currently the Indians Academy of pediatrics recommends annual flu shots for any kids less than 5 years"
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Frequently Asked Questions & Answers

What is NICU?

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.

What is the difference between ICU and NICU?

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.

What is the difference between PICU and NICU?

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.

What is Level III NICU?

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.

Which babies need Level III NICUs?

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.

What are some common health conditions babies have in the 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.

What tests are done in the NICU?

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.

How can I breastfeed my baby in the NICU?

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).

What is newborn jaundice?

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.

My baby’s skin is peeling off. Is that ok?

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.