Jakarta, Beritasatu.com – Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) facilities are available at Siloam Hospitals Kebon Jeruk (SHKJ) since 2010 and has treated more than 1,900 patients from within and outside the city. The NICU is an intensive care unit for newborns who require special care such as premature baby, babies with low birth weight, babies with congenital abnormalities, babies with respiratory problems, and others.
The head of the NICU and the coordinator of the SHKJ lactation clinic, Dr. dr Naomi Esthernita F Dewanto SpA (K), said that the various cases handled by the NICU SHKJ included babies with respiratory problems, heart defects, and other congenital disorders such as birth without anus. In addition, the team involved in NICU care has also handled complex cases, namely the condition of premature babies who are LBW (Very Low Birth Weight) accompanied by disorders, namely hyaline membrane disease, congenital heart defects, severe infections, twisted intestines, chronic lung disease, and hernias. .
“Conditions like this certainly need to be given intensive, comprehensive, and solid handling in the NICU to get optimal results. Handling cases in the NICU which is complex requires cooperation not only from the medical team, but also parents who play an important role in the treatment process, wrong. one of them supports exclusive breastfeeding, ”said Dr. Naomi on the sidelines of a virtual celebration of the 11th anniversary of NICU SHKJ, Friday (19/3/2021).
According to Dr. Naomi, at the moment of the 11th anniversary of the NICU with the headline “Born Fighter, Siloam Hospitals Kebon Jeruk is committed to continuing to provide comprehensive and holistic services and care for parents and babies, as well as encouraging parents, especially those with risky pregnancies, to strive together to create a healthy and strong future generation.
“The Siloam Hospitals Kebon Jeruk NICU team specifically invites parents, especially those with risky pregnancies, such as pregnancies with congenital abnormalities in the fetus, stunted fetal growth, mothers with hypertension, and the like not to give up and fight together,” he said.
Meanwhile, SHKJ obstetrics and gynecology specialist, Dr. Stephen V Mandang SpOG, said parents should routinely have their pregnancy checked (antenatal care) in integrated health facilities. Routine checkups during pregnancy or antenatal care for pregnant women it is important to monitor the health of the mother and fetus.
“In addition, if a mother with a high-risk pregnancy is found, she can choose NICU services for special care for the prospective baby,” he explained.
Apart from monitoring pregnancy and childbirth, SHKJ’s physical medicine and medical rehabilitation specialist, dr. Indah Retno Wardhani SpKFR, added that parents are also encouraged to pay attention to the growth and development of babies, especially babies with high risks such as premature birth, post-NICU care, conditions down syndrome, and its kind.
“This periodic and overall monitoring is useful for early detection of obstacles in growth and development such as motor delays, speech delays, etc. So that they can be resolved quickly and precisely,” he said.
Source: BeritaSatu.com
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