Annai Velankanni Hospital has been awarded a certificate as a “Mother & Baby Friendly Hospital” by UNICEF and IMA-TYNSB, in accordance with MBFHI guidelines.

The NICU (Neonatal Critical Care Unit) is run by dedicated neonatologists. It cares for premature babies, extremely low birth weight babies, very ill newborn infants, and those requiring intensive care and monitoring. Our step-down Special Care Baby Unit (SCBU) caters to preterm infants who are breastfeeding and rooming in with their mothers. These babies, though growing steadily, require monitoring before they can be safely discharged.

The team consists of neonatologists, paediatricians, paediatric surgeons, duty medical officers, and trained nurses in newborn care available round the clock.

Services of Neonatology:

• Provide neonatal resuscitation at every delivery
• Evaluate and provide postnatal care to healthy newborn infants
• Care for babies born to “high-risk” mothers
• Care for low birth weight babies
• Care for premature babies
• Care for sick newborns
• Care for babies requiring sustained respiratory support
• Care and support for newborns during transport in and out of the hospital
• Antenatal counselling when newborn problems are anticipated
• Neonatal surgery
• Post-operative care
• Newborn screening for hearing defects
• Newborn screening for inborn errors of metabolism and genetic disorders
• Training parents in newborn care post-discharge from NICU
• Phototherapy (LED)
• Kangaroo mother care
• Exclusive breastfeeding training for all mothers
• Rooming-in services
• Immunisation services
• Training parents in postnatal care of the newborn