NICU & newborn care in Ranchi.
When a baby arrives early or needs extra help, every hour matters. Medifirst has a dedicated newborn ICU (NICU) in the same building as its maternity unit — so the smallest patients are cared for without a transfer at the worst moment.
Newborn ICU, in brief
A newborn intensive care unit — specialised care for premature, low-weight or sick babies, with monitoring and support around the clock.
Premature or low-birth-weight babies, or those with breathing trouble, jaundice, infection or feeding problems.
Breathing support, warmth, monitoring, tube feeding, and treatment for jaundice and infection.
A baby needing the NICU is cared for in the same building as delivery — no risky transfer.
What the NICU does
A newborn intensive care unit — the NICU — is where babies who need more than routine newborn care are looked after. Some arrive premature, before their lungs and other organs are fully ready; some are low birth weight; and some, though born at term, are unwell at birth or in the first days of life.
In the NICU, these babies get what they can’t yet manage alone: warmth in an incubator, help with breathing, continuous monitoring of heart rate and oxygen, careful feeding (sometimes by tube), and treatment for newborn jaundice, infection or low blood sugar. Tiny, frequent steps add up to a baby growing strong enough to go home.
What makes Medifirst’s NICU valuable is that it sits inside the hospital, alongside the obstetric unit. If a baby needs intensive care the moment it is born — or a pregnancy is known in advance to be high-risk — the paediatric and obstetric teams are in the same building, working together, with no transfer to another hospital at the most critical moment.
Which babies need the NICU?
Most babies don’t — but for those who do, having it on site can make all the difference.
A baby may need NICU care if
- Born premature (before 37 weeks)
- Low birth weight, or very small
- Difficulty breathing at or after birth
- Significant newborn jaundice
- Infection, low blood sugar or feeding difficulty
What the NICU provides
- An incubator for warmth and protection
- Breathing support, from oxygen to ventilation
- Continuous monitoring of heart rate and oxygen
- Careful feeding, by tube if needed
- Treatment for jaundice, infection and more
Newborn conditions we manage
The common reasons a baby needs extra care in the first days of life.
Prematurity
Support for babies born early, until their lungs, feeding and temperature control mature.
Low birth weight
Warmth, careful feeding and monitoring to help small babies grow steadily.
Breathing difficulty
Oxygen and breathing support for babies whose lungs need help at first.
Newborn jaundice
Phototherapy and monitoring for the common yellowing of a newborn’s skin.
Newborn infection
Prompt treatment of infection in a baby, which can progress quickly.
Feeding & low blood sugar
Support with feeding and treatment of low blood sugar in the early days.
From NICU to home
Every baby is different; the team guides you at each step until your baby is ready to go home.
Your child’s doctor
Children’s and newborn care led by Dr. Jayaprakash, backed by a dedicated NICU, 24×7 emergency and the full hospital team at Medifirst, Bariatu.
What does NICU care cost?
A clear estimate, with insurance help in-patient newborn care
NICU care is in-patient and depends on how long and how much support a baby needs, so the cost varies. The team gives you a clear picture and helps with paperwork; most newborn and family-floater insurance policies cover NICU care, with cashless facility at Medifirst. The priority is always the baby.
- • Length of NICU stay
- • Level of support needed (oxygen, ventilation, etc.)
- • Medicines, feeds and investigations
- • Specialist and nursing care
- • Newborn / family-floater insurance & cashless cover
NICU & newborn questions
What is a NICU?
Which babies need NICU care?
Does Medifirst have a NICU?
Can I stay with my baby in the NICU?
Is newborn jaundice serious?
Is NICU care covered by insurance?
Expecting, or worried about your newborn?
If your pregnancy is high-risk, or your baby needs extra care, deliver and be cared for where a NICU is on site. Call us or book on WhatsApp at Medifirst, Bariatu.