Department of Neonatology

Care for Healthy Newborns

The Physiological Newborns Unit has 28 beds. Annually, we provide care for almost 2000 healthy newborns here.

Healthy newborns after an uncomplicated birth are cared for in the Physiological Newborns Unit, so-called rooming-in. Operations are organized so that the mother and her baby are not separated if possible. We prioritize breastfeeding over bottle feeding.

Every day, there is a ward round in the rooming-in unit, during which the doctor examines the newborn and decides on any further examinations. If necessary, the baby is examined by a doctor several times a day. All cots are equipped with a breathing monitor, which triggers an audible alarm if breathing stops.

Every newborn undergoes screening examinations to detect possible diseases early. A dry blood spot test monitors the absence or overproduction of certain substances that can reveal diseases such as phenylketonuria, congenital hypothyroidism, congenital adrenal hyperplasia, or cystic fibrosis.

Other screening examinations include ultrasound examination of the brain and kidneys, as well as examination for possible visual and hearing impairments.

The Neonatology Department also has an observation room for observing babies who have some risk or transient adaptation problems after birth. Mothers have 24-hour access to this room.

Care for Sick Newborns

If a newborn is sick, born prematurely, or too small, they must be treated in higher levels of care. The Neonatology Department of FN Nitra provides care for severely ill newborns from the catchment area of districts NR, TO, PE, LV, and ZM.

Neonatal Resuscitation Care Unit (JRSN)

It has 4 beds. Newborns with failing or failed vital functions are admitted here, requiring conventional artificial pulmonary ventilation, non-invasive respiratory support, or medications to support the heart or stabilize the internal environment.

Newborns born prematurely from the 28th week of gestation, or with a birth weight of 1,250 to 1,500 g, are also treated here.

Intensive Care Unit

When the newborn’s health improves and vital functions are stabilized, they are transferred to the next level of care – the ICU, which has 8 beds.

Transport of a Sick Newborn

Part of newborn care is also the neonatal transport system. It is equipped with a transport incubator that maintains the correct ambient temperature, ensures the baby’s breathing, administers necessary medications, and continuously monitors its vital functions (heart action, breathing, oxygen level in the blood).

The Neonatology Department of FN Nitra provides a transport system for all at-risk and sick newborns from the districts of TO, PE, LV, and ZM.

Long-term Monitoring of Sick and At-Risk Children (Outpatient Clinic)

An outpatient clinic for children with perinatal risk and pathology also operates within the Neonatology Department, where a specialist doctor, in cooperation with other specialists (ophthalmologist, neurologist, speech therapist, physiotherapist, etc.), manages the complex psychomotor development of at-risk or sick children up to the age of 3 years.

Approximately 500 specialized examinations are performed annually in this outpatient clinic.

Staff

The Neonatology Department of FN Nitra employs:

• 9 doctors

• 27 bedside nurses, 3 nurses in the milk kitchen

• 3 orderlies

Information for parents

The outpatient clinic falls under the Department of Traumatology and Orthopedics – Sonography Outpatient Clinic for Children’s Hip Joints

• When booking your children for an examination online, it is necessary to enter the child’s data into the fields, not the mother’s or father’s.
• DO NOT FORGET phone numbers.

Book an examination online

The area code before the extension is 037 / 6545 + extension