At a time when Neonatal Care and saving the lives of newborns is
becoming a national priority, Bangalore based Motherhood, a leading network of
Women & Children’s hospital is expanding their network of Neonatal
Intensive Care Units (NICU) to better serve premature newborns and
sick babies born in the city of Bangalore and neighbouring districts of the state.
The single speciality women & children’s hospital chain currently has 4
hospitals in Bangalore with a 5th facility currently under execution. It has
multiple new hospitals under execution across the country. The first phase
of 70beds NICU expansion at an investment of Rs. 150 million makes it a
large network of NICU beds across the city of Bangalore. The network will
be backed by a full-time team of 34 highly trained and specialised
Neonatologists along with a team of skilled nurses.
Nearly 0.75 million newborns don’t survive every
year in India, the highest for any country in the world. The neonatal
period—the first 28 days of life—carries the highest risk of mortality per day
than any other period during the childhood. The daily risk of mortality in the
first 4 weeks of life is 30-fold higher than the post-neonatal period. Still,
new-born health did not receive the commensurate attention it deserved until
during the past decade. This has resulted in a slow decline in neonatal mortality
rate in our country. Preterm complications & infections are the
two main reasons for neonatal deaths in India. Unless immediate action
and appropriate measures are not taken, the neonatal mortality
rate cannot be reduced.
Vijayarathna V, CEO, Motherhood Hospitals’ said, “We are going to extend our
Neonatology services to inborns (within the hospital) and also outborns (born
at other institutions) who require specialised Care. 40% of our NICU beds
are earmarked for babies who are born in other hospitals in Bangalore or
neighbouring parts of the state who require NICU support. We also
have a well-equipped Neonatal Ambulance to transport such babies from
various places. With a strength of 34 Neonatologists, we intend to provide the
best of care to new-borns and infants round the clock.”
Motherhood Hospitals has recently operationalised its 4thhospital
in HRBR Layout and will be launching its 5th centre
in South Bangalore, Banashankari by beginning of 2018. It will
also foray its presence in cities like Mumbai, Pune and Chennai by end of the
financial year. The company was funded by leading private equity fund TPG
Growth in 2016.
“Infant mortality and morbidity in the country is on the
rise. India’s next big challenge is to meet the 2030 Sustainable
Development Goals (SDGs)–which countries have agreed upon under the aegis of
the United Nations Development Programme–on child and neonatal mortality. The
SDG is to reduce child mortality to 25 per 1,000 live births and neonatal
mortality to 12 per 1,000 live births. Therefore, it is extremely important
that healthcare in India recognizes the gap and act on it” shared by Dr.
Pratap Chandra, Dr. Vikas Satwik and Dr. Prashanth Gowda, Senior Neonatologists
at Motherhood.
Speaking to the media, Vishal Bali,
Executive Chairman, Asia Healthcare Holdings & Senior Advisor -
Healthcare, TPG Growth said “As we began the expansion of the
Motherhood chain of Women & Children’s Hospital across the country, the
demand supply gap in high end Neonatology Care became very apparent. A good
blend of high technology infrastructure with high end clinical skills is
required to save many new borns across the country and provide parents the much
needed confidence as they go through the birthing experience. Over the last
year Motherhood Hospitals have transformed to provide not just high-end
Obstetrics and Gynaecology services but with the addition of Neonatology and
Reproductive Medicine (IVF) each hospital now provides comprehensive clinical
services to women & children. These changes are critical to demonstrate the
advancement in this spectrum of the healthcare sector.”
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