Paediatrics is the branch of medicine dealing with the medical care of infants, children and adolescents. Neonatology is a sub-specialty involving care of newborns, especially premature or ill newborns. Children are physiologically different from adults hence the concerns of a paediatrician like congenital defects, developmental issues and so on, are greater than for a physician treating an adult. Scientific advances and technology have enabled the treatment of complex diseases and conditions however research is ongoing to understand the factors affecting decisions regarding diagnosis and treatment of the paediatric population.
Fortis Hospitals, Mumbai Paediatrics and Neonatology Department offers comprehensive child care for diagnosis and treatment across a wide range of complicated ailments. The Department provides children and their families access to the latest medical treatments and state-of-the-art technology in a safe, nurturing, patient-friendly environment. Fortis Hospital provides high-quality, specialised care over a spectrum of conditions not restricted to a single speciality namely paediatric - cardiology, critical care, endocrinology, infectious disease, neurology, oncology, pulmonology and so on.
We are recognised in the city for our dedicated, paediatric and neonatal intensive care units (PICU & NICU), which are fully equipped to manage critically ill babies, newborns and children.
A multi-disciplinary, collaborative approach is utilised in creating a child-centred experience:
The team is ably supported by anaesthetists, infectious diseases specialists, radiologists and clinical pharmacologists.
Diagnosis of Neonatal problems through assessment of growth & gestational age
It is important to know the infant’s gestational age because normal behaviour and possible medical problems can be predicted on this basis. The date of the last menstrual period is the best indicator of gestational age with early fetal ultrasound providing supporting information. Postnatal physical characteristics and neurologic development are also clues to gestational age.
At Fortis Hospitals Mumbai we treat and diagnose various neonatal and pediatric problems.
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