The Department of Paediatrics at Government Medical College here has found a way to mitigate a father’s stress whose preterm infant is admitted to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) by successfully practising kangaroo father care (KFC).
Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], May 28 (ANI): Amid reports that Covid-19 might also affect children, a special ward for paediatrics is being established at Shri Maharaja Gulab Singh Hospital (SMGS) in Jammu district, informed Paediatrics Head of Department (HoD) Dr G S Saini.
J-K s SMGS hospital setting up Covid wards for paediatrics
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29 May 2021, 03:27 GMT+10
Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], May 28 (ANI): Amid reports that Covid-19 might also affect children, a special ward for paediatrics is being established at Shri Maharaja Gulab Singh Hospital (SMGS) in Jammu district, informed Paediatrics Head of Department (HoD) Dr G S Saini.
The ward will have 20 ICU beds installed in it while other beds will be oxygen-supported.
Dr G S Saini further informed that another two wards are being set up in the SMGS hospital. A high-level committee set up by the Jammu and Kashmir administration which recommended setting up of special facilities for paediatrics, said the HoD.