Pediatrics
Newborn care, immunisation, childhood infection and growth assessment.
About the department
The paediatric service cares for newborns, infants and children, including babies delivered at the hospital who need support after birth. Immunisation is offered as per the national schedule with the dates recorded in the child's card.
A substantial part of each consultation goes to parent counselling — feeding, managing fever at home, and recognising the signs that mean a child should be brought back the same day.
Treatments and services
- Newborn assessment and care
- Immunisation as per the national schedule
- Childhood respiratory and gastrointestinal infection
- Nutrition and growth monitoring
- Management of anaemia in children
Conditions we treat
- Neonatal jaundice
- Pneumonia and bronchiolitis
- Diarrhoea and dehydration
- Worm infestation and anaemia
- Growth and nutrition problems
Procedures performed
- Newborn examination and screening
- Nebulisation and oxygen therapy
- Intravenous fluid management
- Growth chart plotting and review
When to consult
Book a consultation with this department if you notice any of the following. If symptoms are severe or sudden, come to the emergency department instead.
- A newborn who is feeding poorly or looks yellow
- Fever in an infant under three months
- Fast or laboured breathing
- Loose motions with reduced urine or a dry mouth
Equipment
- Paediatric monitoring equipment
- Phototherapy for neonatal jaundice
- On-campus laboratory for paediatric samples
- Radiant warmer support at delivery
Facilities
- Daily paediatric OPD
- Immunisation clinic
- Paediatric inpatient beds with attendant space
- Newborn support at delivery