Neonatology is a branch of pediatrics that focuses on the medical care of newborn babies, especially premature or sick infants. Neonatologists work in neonatal intensive care units to provide critical care to newborns. Some key areas of focus include neonatal cardiology, nephrology, oncology, and surgery. Routine care of healthy newborns involves maintaining temperature, identification, breastfeeding, and Apgar scoring to assess the baby's transition after birth. Common neonatal problems neonatologists treat include jaundice, infections, skin conditions, and other issues arising in the first weeks of life.

1. NEONATOLOGY

2. NEONATOLOGY?
Neonatology is a branch of pediatrics that
deals with the medical care of new born
babies, particularly the premature and sick
infants.
It is generally a hospital based subspecialty
and linked with Neonatal Intensive Care
Units(NIUC’s ) .
Neonatology field of medicine is opted to
overcome the critical conditions of baby.

3. NICU
A Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) is a
special area of the hospital that is devoted to the
care of critically ill babies.
Typically a NICU is completely separated from
the nursery for healthy newborns, and may not
even be in the same building (the nursery is
always located near the rooms for the mothers).
The staff for the NICU and the staff for the
newborn nursery are completely separate as well.

4. SUBSPECIALITIES
Neonatal cardiology
Neonatal nephrology
Neonatal oncology
Neonatal asthma
Neonatal surgery
Neonatal dermatology
Neonatal pulmonology
Neonatal trauma
Neonatal bone disorders

5. HEALTHY NEW BORN
A healthy infant born at term
between 38-42 weeks should have
average birth with cries
immediately following the birth,
establishes independent rhythmic
respiration and quickly adopts to
the changed environment.

6. IMMEDIATE BASIC
CARE
Maintenance of temperature
Identification of new born
Vitamin K injection
Initiation of breastfeeding
Establishment of open airway
and circulation

7. APGAR SCORE
Apgar is a quick test performed on a
baby at 1 and 5 minutes after birth.
The 1-minute score determines how
well the baby tolerated the birthing
process. The 5-minute score tells the
doctor how well the baby is doing
outside the mother's womb.

9. DAILY ROUTINE CARE OF
NEONATES
Keeping warmth
Breastfeeding
Skin care & baby bath
Care of umbilical cord
Care of the eyes
Clothing of the baby

10. COMMON NEONATAL
PROBLEMS
Irritant dermatitis
Erythema toxicum
Salmon patch
Eye sepsis
Squints
Preauricular sinus
Hormonal withdrawl
Groin
hypospadias
Torticollis
Ranula
Oral thrush
Natal teeth
Umbilical sepsis
Spinal dysraphism
Jaundice
Pyrexia
Naevus sebaceum

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