NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT

The University Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) provides intensive care and specialised care for neonates of the area and those referred from all over the country for specialised fetal medicine management.
NICU consists of 5 ventilator beds, 1 CPAP machine and 10 other special care beds.It is intended to commence whole body cooling for babies who have suffered from birth asphyxia very soon; this will be the first unit in Sri Lanka to offer the therapy.
The Lactation Management Centre provides services to mothers who are inpatients and is also open for 'walk-in' self referrals for those who have difficulties in breast feeding their babies.