Dr Sulagna Dutta
MBBS (Hons), MD and DNB (Paediatrics), DCH and MRCPCH (UK), DM (Neonatology)
Dr Dutta is a neonatologist and paediatrician based in Kolkata. She is currently attached as a full-time neonatologist in Neotia Bhagirathi Woman and Child Care Centre, New Town. Trained in advanced neonatal interventions and resuscitation, she looks after newborns from their first hour, babies who begin life in intensive care, and children as they grow.
- DM Neonatology, Level III NICUIPGMER & SSKM Hospital, University topper, 2025
- MRCPCH and DCH (UK)Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, London
- MD and DNB PaediatricsMedical College and Hospital, Kolkata
What Dr Dutta looks after
See all areas of careNeonatal intensive care
Ventilation (HFOV, SIMV), CPAP, high flow and inhaled nitric oxide for babies who need help breathing.
Preterm and low birth weight babies
From the first hours in the NICU to feeding, growth, eye and hearing checks, and the follow-up clinic.
Heart and circulation
Bedside echocardiography and point of care ultrasound to guide treatment of shock, PDA and pulmonary hypertension.
Newborn brain care
Therapeutic hypothermia, amplitude integrated EEG, seizure management and neurodevelopmental follow-up.
Feeding and nutrition
Breastfeeding support, donor milk, fortification and parenteral nutrition for babies with complex needs.
Infections and vaccines
Careful antibiotic use for neonatal sepsis, and the full IAP immunisation schedule for infants and children.
Parents remember how the first days felt long after they forget the numbers. Dr Dutta works to get both the medicine and the conversations right.
Receiving Membership of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (MRCPCH) at the College's admission ceremony.
About her trainingFrom the blog
All 76 articles-
Vaccines & prevention
Flu in children and whether your child needs the flu vaccine every year
Flu in children: cold or flu, who is at high risk, when Tamiflu helps, flu vaccine from 6 months with two doses the first year, and vaccines in pregnancy.
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Child health
How to take your child's temperature and give paracetamol or ibuprofen safely
How to take your child's temperature, what counts as a fever, and how to give paracetamol or ibuprofen safely by weight, reading drops vs syrup labels.
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Nutrition & feeding
Cow's milk protein allergy in babies is real, and also over-diagnosed
Cow's milk protein allergy in babies: real signs, why it is over-diagnosed, how a dairy-free trial works, formula choices, and when babies outgrow it.
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Infant care
Hernia, hydrocele, undescended testis and foreskin questions in baby boys
Hernia or hydrocele in a baby boy, undescended testis surgery timing, why not to pull back the foreskin, ballooning, circumcision and torsion warning signs.