Today, under the philosophy and guidance of Dr. Asraful Mirza, Kisholoy Children’s Hospital have become the FINEST and MOST ADVANCED Neonatal Intensive Care Unit in Burdwan, West Bengal.

The care of prematurely born, and low birthweight babies ( weighing under 2.5 Kg at birth ) is a delicate task, arduous, needing advanced technology, life support devices, and highly skilled nursing. Survival of these small infants often weighing less than 1 Kg at birth is dependent on three factors : a ) advanced infrastructure, b ) highly skilled professional medical availability 24 Hours a day, and c ) skilled nursing, and diagnostic and multispeciality medical support .

With increasing infertility amongst the affluent and working couples, the boon of affordable ART or Testube Babies as was commonly referred to earlier ( Assisted Reproductive Technology – IVF, ICSI, IUI, etc ), more babies and multiple pregnancies ( Twins, Triplets, etc ) are being born everyday in India. These babies are usually born prematurely, and are small, immature and very precious&& as they are the end result of the medical, emotional and psychological ordeal these couples have had to endure to achieve their goal. After birth, many of them need specialized and advanced neonatal intensive care.

At Kisholoy Children’s Hospital : the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit is one of the largest and busiest in the country, fully equipped with incubators, open infant care systems, ventilators ( artificial breathing machines ), infusion pumps, phototherapy units, multichannel cardiorespiratory monitors, and all ancillary support equipment.