Areas of care
Newborn intensive care is Dr Dutta's specialty. She also sees babies and children for routine checks, vaccines and illness.
Neonatal 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.
Growth and development
Well baby visits, growth charts, milestones and early help when something seems slow.
Procedures
PICC and umbilical lines, surfactant, exchange transfusion, chest and peritoneal drains, done at the bedside.
When to see a neonatologist
- Your baby was born before 37 weeks or weighed under 2.5 kg
- Your baby needed the NICU and now needs follow-up of growth, eyes, hearing and development
- You are expecting a baby with a known problem on the antenatal scan and want to plan the birth
- Jaundice, feeding trouble or poor weight gain in the first weeks
Everyday paediatrics
- Well baby and well child visits, growth and milestones
- Vaccines on the IAP schedule
- Fever, cough, diarrhoea, rashes and the illnesses of the monsoon
- Feeding, sleep and behaviour questions