The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Aditya Hospital holds several preterm babies as well as newborns that may have certain health problems.
The experience I had in this particular intensive care unit was simply unbelievable. The babies that were put within their beds were only 24 to 48 hours old. I noticed the intravenous fluids they were being given were Calcium and Potassium mixtures in certain increments. I also noticed their feeding habits. Though they were only a day or two old, they seemed to know how to suckle when they were spoon fed. It was quite intriguing to see how the babies as small and young as they were, knew exactly how to suckle. The babies' had limited movement and they could not move their heads very much. I've heard that newborns have really poor eyesight which explains the glassy stare that they have....they don't see much. The newborn baby I held (as seen in the picture) was such a happy little baby. She was fed powder milk in 5ml increments.
The experience I had in this particular intensive care unit was simply unbelievable. The babies that were put within their beds were only 24 to 48 hours old. I noticed the intravenous fluids they were being given were Calcium and Potassium mixtures in certain increments. I also noticed their feeding habits. Though they were only a day or two old, they seemed to know how to suckle when they were spoon fed. It was quite intriguing to see how the babies as small and young as they were, knew exactly how to suckle. The babies' had limited movement and they could not move their heads very much. I've heard that newborns have really poor eyesight which explains the glassy stare that they have....they don't see much. The newborn baby I held (as seen in the picture) was such a happy little baby. She was fed powder milk in 5ml increments.
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