A high-risk pregnancy is one that threatens the health or life of the mother or her fetus. It often requires specialized care from specially trained providers. Some pregnancies become high risk as they progress, while some women are at increased risk for complications even before they get pregnant for a variety of reasons. Early and regular prenatal care helps many women have healthy pregnancies and deliveries without complications. Risk factors for a high-risk pregnancy can include:

• Existing health conditions - such as high blood pressure, diabetes, or being HIV-positive.
• Overweight and Obesity - Obesity increases the risk for high blood pressure, preeclampsia, gestational diabetes, stillbirth, neural tube defects, and cesarean delivery. Researchers have found that obesity can raise infants' risk of heart problems at birth by 15%.
• Multiple Births - The risk of complications is higher in women carrying more than one fetus (twins and higher-order multiples). Common complications include preeclampsia, premature labor, and preterm birth. More than one-half of all twins and as many as 93% of triplets are born at less than 37 weeks' gestation.
• Young or Old Maternal Age - Pregnancy in teens and women age 35 or older increases the risk for preeclampsia and gestational high blood pressure.

Neonatal means ‘new born’. Neonatal units like ours specialise in the care of babies born early, with low weight or who have a medical condition that requires specialised treatment. Within the unit, there are four different levels of care:

• Intensive Care - provided for babies who have serious problems, who are very premature (those born more than three months early) and/or have an extremely low birth weight (birth weight less than 1500 grams).
• High Dependency Care - provided for babies with less serious problems but who still need a great deal of observation and support and for those who are recovering from critical illness.
• Low Dependency - provided for babies who do not require continuous observation and/or who are stable and growing.
• Transitional Care - is provided for babies who need some medical treatment but who are well enough to be cared for at their mother’s bedside.

Ultrasound (also called sonogram) is a prenatal test offered to most pregnant women. It uses sound waves to show a picture of your baby in the uterus (womb). Ultrasound helps your health care provider check on your baby’s health and development.

A pregnancy ultrasound is a test that uses high-frequency sound waves to image the developing baby as well as the mother’s reproductive organs. The average number of ultrasounds varies with each pregnancy.

An ultrasound, also called a sonogram, can help monitor normal fetal development and screen for any potential problems. Along with a standard ultrasound, there are a number of more advanced ultrasounds - including a 3-D ultrasound, a 4-D ultrasound, and a fetal echocardiography, which is an ultrasound that looks in detail at the fetus’ heart. Reasons for having an ultrasound are:

• To confirm (make sure) you’re pregnant
• To check your baby’s heartbeat, muscle tone, movement and overall development
• To check your baby’s age and growth.
• To check to see if you’re pregnant with twins or triplets
• To help with other prenatal tests
• To examine your ovaries and uterus (womb). Ovaries are where eggs are stored in your body.
• To check for pregnancy complications, including ectopic pregnancy, molar pregnancy and miscarriage.

We provide various facilities that are supported by very well-equipped, modern labs for Clinical Pathology, Haematology, Biochemistry and Microbiology. These labs are equipped with some of the latest fully computerized state of the art equipments which ensure accuracy and dependability of the investigations done. All biological samples are transferred to the respective labs via state-of-the-art pneumatic tubes facility to save time.

A well equipped ultra modern NABL accredited Laboratory is functioning round the clock in the Hospital. The Laboratory offers comprehensive clinical laboratory services divided into several major sections: Biochemistry, hematology, pathology, and serology.

We are dedicated to serving the ever changing needs of health care providers through a trained and committed staff. Our laboratory provides comprehensive clinical laboratory testing services and makes every effort to ensure consistent quality, rapid turnaround time, high standards for personnel, the latest in instrumentation and technology and computerized data management.

The diagnostic facility is equipped with the latest equipments and qualified and dedicated staff. Our Centre has facilities (outsourced) for all hematology, biochemistry and pathology investigations with in-house sample collection facilities for all types of tests. Latest digital X-ray machine, ECG machine, USG Color Doppler (Mind ray) C-Arm and NST machine are part of the diagnostic department.

Labour Delivery Rooms are a result of careful thought and consideration. Labour Delivery Rooms successfully amalgamate labour, delivery and recovery facilities, ensuring that mothers don’t suffer from the discomfort of being moved between labour and pre/post-operative recovery bay. These are designed with soft, soothing colours and equipped with multi-positioning beds that adjust to accommodate a variety of birthing positions.

You can also customise the ambience with a selection of your favourite music tracks, to further heighten a sense of peace and calm. These are designed to ensure absolute privacy, and are fully equipped with all medical facilities necessary for a normal delivery. These are also located close to the operation theatres in the event that the mother or baby may need additional care.

Labour rooms is one of its kind with well equipped with electronically operated hydraulic beds, fetal heart monitoring machines connected with central monitor, pulse oxymeter, neonatal resuscitation facility. During entire labour, irrespective of admission category, patient is managed in single fully airconditioned labour suite in which one attendant is allowed by the side of the patient. There is one to one patient, sister nursing care facility & a consultant gynecologist is present round the clock on duty.

A C-section may be planned or can even be an emergency, depending on when the condition requiring surgery presents itself. Whatever be the reason, it is always reassuring to know that the operation theatre (OT) where the surgery will be performed meets the highest standards of quality and is well equipped.

Our state-of-the-art OTs (outsourced) are equipped with all ultramodern facilities to handle even the most complex pregnancy and gynaecological cases. Specially designed operating tables, advanced anaesthesia workstations and monitoring and advanced medical equipment help us ensure that you and your newborn baby are always in safe hands. Our OTs are fitted with laminar air flow and HEPA filters to provide the most sterile environment.

Our post-operative wards are equipped with latest ventilators and advanced monitoring systems providing our patient’s focused post-operative care.