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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
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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
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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
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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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"We gave birth here in Cloudnine Hospital. We are very thankful to Dr. Somalika Pal. The thing that we liked about her was the leadership, dedication and composure that she showed. We were fortunate to have had her take care of our baby. We could not be more glad that she was available. We cannot thank you enough for everything she and her pediatric team have done. Anyone would be lucky to have their children cared for by Dr. Somalika Pal"

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"Our babies were delivered prematurely, so they needed NICU support. We are very grateful to Dr. Mohit Singhal, as the babies are healthy and safe.* He kept us well-informed throughout. He was very approachable. The doctor helped us a lot and was like an angel. Thank you, Dr. Mohit Singhal, for making us a happy family. Thanks a lot, doctor, and thanks a lot, Cloudnine Hospital"

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"We were blessed with a baby boy, but there were some complications initially. Dr. Mohit Singhal was kind enough to take care of my child. My boy is doing very well now. The staff of Cloudnine Hospital was so helpful to me, I really appreciate it. Thank you"

Mrs. Ria Aich

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"Our baby was born in Cloudnine Hospital, Kailash Colony. Unfortunately, we had a preterm baby. Our baby was fortunate to be under the care of Dr. Vinay Kumar Rai in NICU for thirteen days and he recovered so well. Dr. Vinay Kumar Rai took excellent care of our kid. I recommend Cloudnine Hospital, Kailash Colony to everyone"

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"My baby was delivered prematurely so she had breathing problems and very severe infection. She was treated by Dr. Vinay Kumar Rai. From the start he was very supportive and treated her very well. The behaviour of the hospital staff too, was incredible. We always felt that the baby was with her own family. I recommend Cloudnine Hospital for good facilities and cost-effective treatment"

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"My child is 40 days old. All the staff were very good. Dr. Vinay Kumar Rai was very helpful. When my baby was born, we were worried about him but today he is in very good health. All the doctors were very helpful and supportive. All the staff and doctors cared for our baby very well because of which he is healthy and well today"

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Videos by our doctors

How are Neural Tube Defects diagnosed and treated? I Dr Tanushri Mukherjee
"We can diagnose neural tube defect really fast. Early in the second trimester, we do the maternal serum alfafetoprotein level in the routine triple test . If the maternal alfafetoprotein levels are much higher say 2 to 2.5 times higher then the baby affected with neural tube defect are very high. That we can diagnose and subsequently confirm with amniotic fluid test also. In amniotic fluid, we can test by the acetylcoline esterase. That also gives us an idea about whether the baby has neural tube defects or no. The second diagnosis from the further ultrasonography. If we do a detailed ultrasonography, in the second trimester, almost 90 to 95% of the open neural tube defects can be diagnosed on the sonography. The treatment of the neural tube defect starts from the prevention of neural tube defects. As we know that folic acid is the magic bullet, if we start the folic acid in the mothers, we can prevent the mothers from having a neural tube defect affected pregnancy and once the neural tube defect happens, there is no cure for that baby. That we can do is we can treat the baby and we can prevent the complications of neural tube defect. Suppose if the baby is born with a spina bifida defect, then we have to take the baby immediately for the surgery to close the defect. Otherwise it can get infected and that can lead to their morbidity. If the baby is having some tethered cord. There the cord is attached to the lower part of the spinal cord and as the babies grow, the nerve fibers get stretched and the baby can get more and more symptoms with that. Here we have to surgically release the cord so that the baby can get rid of the symptoms. Other common complications of neural tube defect is a hydrocephalus. Here there is a collection of the CSF or the brain fluid surrounding the parenchyma and to treat hydrocephalus, most of the times you have to put a shunt in the babies head and, it is just nothing but a small tubes in the babies head that we have to put a shunt in the babies head and that drains the surrounding fluid. Another most common thing that we see in these type of babies is a there is a lot of difficulty in the ambulation and the mobility. So they need lots of support in the form of braces, crutches, wheelchairs, lot of physiotherapy , family support for these babies for the actual morbidity. Last but not the least, we now that these babies have some urinary retention and urinary tract infection. So there are bladder surgeries that we can do in these babies to help the bay to make them continent as well as they need multiple catheterization to present them socially acceptable and many of the times we have to give them antibiotics so that urinary tract infection can be prevented and kidney damage can be prevented in an earlier stage"
What are the symptoms of Neural Tube Defects? I Dr. Tanushri Mukherjee
"The symptoms of the neural tube defect depends on the severity of the disease. If my baby is having anencephaly, most of the times the baby is not born alive. So those are the very severe form of neural tube defect. But luckily most of the time what we seek is a spina bifida. In spina bifida there is a defect in the vertebral column and depending on the level of the defect, the baby will present with multiple symptoms. It can be paralysis of the whole upper limb and lower limb. Because it is affecting the nerve tissue, the baby can have some urinary complaint or stool retention or incontinence of stool. If the lesion is higher up, it can lead to deafness, blindness, as well as it can lead to some developmental delay. Sometimes spina bifida patient can have urinary tract infection because of the urinary incontinence they can have multiple urinary tract infections and that can lead to damage of the kidneys"
Who is at risk for Neural Tube Defect? I Dr. Tanushri Mukherjee
"Neural tube defect is a multifactorial disease. So any lady who is getting pregnant or who is capable of getting pregnant, can have neural tube defect, but there are certainly some risk factors. The most important if you have a previous pregnancy which is affected with neural tube defect, then subsequent chance of neural tube defect increases. If I have one baby who is having neural tube defect then my chance will be around 5% . If I have 2 babies who is having neural tube defect, then my subsequent risk increase upto almost 10 to 20%. Right now we are having lot of lifestyle diseases like diabetes, obesity. Both of them are associated with neural tube defect. Sometimes if the mother is having some fits or seizure disorders, and if she is taking some medications, like valproic acid or carbamazepine, in the first trimester, that can also lead to neural tube defect in the baby and sometimes a simple thing like high grade fever, that can also lead to neural tube defect and the last is the ladies who are from lower socioeconomic status, mainly due to the poor nutrition, poor folic acid, they can also lead to neural tube defect in the babies"
Are Neural Tube Defects common? How do you prevent Neural Tube Defects? I Dr. Tanushri Mukherjee
"Neural tube defect are quite common. Previously it was almost 5 to 6 % per thousand live births. The overall prevalence of neural tube defect is around 1 to 2 per thousand live births but in India it is 4 to 5 per thousand live births. For prevention of neural tube defect, the magic drug is folic acid. Before folic acid was there, the incidence of neural tube defects was very high, it started in the 1990’s and after that the incidence of neural tube defect has drastically came down. So for folci acid it is ideal that any lady who is in the reproductive age group, they should take folic acid enriched diet. In the diet she can either take the folic acid enriched breakfast cereals, or if available in the bread, pasta, regular food items, or she can take folic acid rich foods like orange juice and green leafy vegetables. If you are not comfortable to take that, then you have to take some tablets, if your gynecologist will prescribe you the folic acid capsules. If it is a planned pregnancy, you should start taking folic acid tablets when you are planning. Ideally it should be 1 month before your conception and you should continue folic acid till the first trimester. So the research has shown that if you have taken folic acid one month prior to conception, and it continues to first trimester then the chances of neural tube defect can reduce upto 50 to 70%"
What are the types of Neural Tube Defects? I Dr. Tanushri Mukherjee
"Neural tube defect is one of the most common birth defect in the babies that is affecting the brain, the spinal tissue as well as the spinal column. That happens very early in the pregnancy, and most of the time if the pregnancy is unplanned, the woman doesn’t know that she is pregnant, we can classify the neural tube defects in two ways. The open neural tube defect or the closed neural tube defect depending on whether this neural tissue is exposed from outside or not. In open neural tube defect the most common is spina bifida. Here there is a protrusion from the lower part of the vertebral column from the lower part of the vertebral column from the defect and through that either the meninges or part of the spinal tissue can be protruded. The second most common thing is anencephaly, but this is the most severe form of neural tube defect. Here a part of the skull and the brain tissue is absent, and most of the times the babies who have anencepahy are not compatible with life. So the babies either die in utero or immediately post delivery. Third common is the encephalocele. Here a part of the brain tissue is protruded just blew the vertebra in the back of the neck. The closed neural tube defect as the name suggests is covered with a membrane or skin tissue or epithelium. Here from outside we can see a tuft of hairs, or there may be swelling over that area or sometimes there can be hemangioma or dilated blood vessels that you can see. These are the neurocutaneous markers or signatures that the baby can have. Sometimes even the gluteal fold can be abnormally placed"
How important is immediate care in Premature Babies? Dr. Piyush Sureshkumar Shah
"Any preterm baby born, requires immediate care with warmth and breathing. This would determine long lasting effects on the baby, this would determine life and death for the baby. So immediate care requires the baby to be kept warm. So when we receive the baby, we receive the baby in plastic wraps so that the temperature of the baby can be maintained. These days to help the bay breathe we are using CPAP that helps to maintain the breathing of the child and depending upon how the baby’s efforts are the baby may need ventilator support. So the immediate care as we call as the golden hour of the baby would count the long term outcome of the baby. So delivering the baby in an NICU care is available would determine the outcome"
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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.