Pediatric Neonatology

Baskent University Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) represents the highest standard of NICU design, technology and clinical practice. This specialized unit is staffed by a highly skilled team of neonatalogist, pediatric cardiologists, pediatric cardiac surgeons, pediatric surgeons, neonatal nurses and other ancillary medical providers.

Antenatal close follow-up by perinatologists detects high risk conditions before babies are born, enabling them to be given appropriate treatment after birth. We give information about preterm birth and other potential outcomes of high-risk pregnancies. The best outcomes for newborns with congenital heart disease due to prenatal follow up by perinatologists.

Our NICU provides specialized complex care to all preterm infants also with weighing less than 1000 g and sick newborn infants with congenital conditions and other health problems. The NICU is equipped to provide technologically advanced care, with state-of-the-art radiant warmers, omnibeds, isolettes, respirators and cardio-respiratory monitors.Newborn infants with pulmonary respiratory problems have been treated by mechanical ventilation by invasive or non-invasive technique.