Department of Neonatology of Asgar Ali Hospital provides round-the-clock care to critically ill newborns and premature infants including those referred from other hospitals. We provide specialized care for children with a multitude of complex diseases, seamless access to any specialty services needed for newborns and infants. We provide state-of-art capabilities for the diagnosis, treatment and follow-up of extremely premature and medically fragile neonates.

The Department of Neonatology is steered by Prof. Dr. Zabrul SM Haque who is certified by American Board of Paediatrics.

Range of Services:

Neonatal intensive care unit (NICU)

Standby service for high risk deliveries

High risk and birth defect consultations

Newborn screening

Clinical screening of well babies

Neonatal neuro-development follow-up

Premature and low birth weight babies – ROP screening and treatment is routinely practice in AAH

 Bed Categories:

Nursery Bed

NICU Level-1

NICU Level-2

NICU Level-3

We deal with Critical Patients like:

Respiratory distress syndrome

Meconium aspiration syndrome

Extreme prematurity (24-25 weeks gestation)

Pulmonary hypertension

Transient Tachypnea of the Newborn (TTN)

Birth injury & various neonatal surgical conditions

Perinatal asphyxia

Bilirubin encephalopathy

Congenital pneumonia

Air leak syndrome like- Pneumothorax, Pneumobilia

Chest tube placement

Bronchopulmonary dysplasia

Necrotizing enterocolitis

Congenital heart disease

Genetic syndromes and metabolic disorders

Various procedure that is regard to ensure high level medical care to the babies, like – Ambelical line, PICC line, Radial line etc.

We provide most modern ventilation care like – high freequency oxylator.

Our centre is also capable of providing jet ventilators

Total Parenteral Nutrition (TPN) is frequently arranged to provide care to the very sick babies

Optimum cardiac support is also available for cyanotic & noncyanotic various cardiac defect

Our neonatal surgery department is capable of repairing congenital defect like Diaphragmatic Hernia, T-E fistula, open and various closed surgical conditions

Comprehensive Evaluations:

Pre-natal consultation with parents with high-risk pregnancies.

Lactation support for breast-feeding mothers of hospitalized infants.

Physical and occupational therapy for hospitalized neonates.

Nutrition consultation on patients receiving parenteral nutrition.