Head of the Neonatal and NICU Dr. Yaakov Landman     Manager of Neonatal unit Dr. Iris Morag      Neonatal and NICU Coordinator: Ms. Sharon Eizer Nurse in charge:  Ms. Esty Levin   Deputy Head Nurse:  Ms. Eti Amit   Lactation consultant:  Ms. Arni Beller   Department secretary:  Ms. Nirit Gerafy   Senior medical staff: Dr. Julius Miller Dr. Boris Krauthammer Dr. Mordechai Landsman Dr. Bertha Segal Dr. Michael Hyman Dr. Daniel Vanunu

Doctors visiting hours: 08:00- 12:00 (during this time they are not available for enquiries). Consultations with a pediatrician 15:00- 12:00. It is recommended that both parents be present during the consultation. Visiting times  11.00 – 12.00 without children 16.00 – 17.00  with children 20.00 – 21.00 without children   Location:  5th Floor Neonatal A 7th Floor Neonatal B Telephone:  03-5770228      Virtual tour – Neonatal Ward

Specialists in Neonatal Pediatrics

The department’s team includes senior pediatricians, nurses and auxiliary staff, a social worker, and physiotherapist, all specializing in neonatology and the treatment of preterm infants.  The team is supported by a team of consultants in various fields.  The staff is totally dedicated and give their utmost to every newborn, whatever the medical condition.  As in all departments of Mayanei HaYeshua, here too the philosophy guiding this important department is, above all, the supreme value of the sanctity of life.

 Ward structure

• Reception – Receives the newborns in the first hours after their birth.
• Neonatal A (5th floor) sections A, B, C  - the newborn nurseries, where newborns are allocated according to their mother's room in the ward.
• Intermediate ward – for newborns needing monitoring and supervision because of common medical problems
• Neonatal B (7th floor) –"First Class" ward and newborn nursery

Choices of accommodation

The mother can choose between the following kinds of accommodation:

Full rooming-in:  The baby stays with the mother all hours of the day
Flexible rooming-in: The baby sleeps next to the mother during the day and in the nursery at night.
Rooming-out: The baby stays in the nursery and is brought to the mother for    feeding whenever she wishes.

Having the baby stay next to the mother helps to establish early bonding between baby and parents; enables flexible nursing on demand; and enables the mother to start caring for her baby herself, with the help and guidance of the department staff.  All this builds the new mother's confidence in the first days after the birth.

Care of the newborn upon his arrival at the Neonatal Ward

After the birth, the midwife brings the baby up to the Neonatal Ward Reception Area, where he stays for the first few hours of his life. 
During these hours he is under observation by the medical and nursing staff and receives the following preliminary examinations and treatment:

• Identification by the midwife and the neonatal ward nurse
• A vitamin K injection – essential to activate the blood clotting system
• Immunization against Hepatitis B
• Antibiotic eye ointment is applied to protect against bacteria which may have been transmitted from the birth canal to the baby's eyes
• He is weighed and measured
• His temperature is taken
• He is examined by the neonatal pediatrician

Entry into the neonatal ward is allowed only to the mother and father, according to the identification bands, allocated in the delivery room.

Family members and visitors can see the baby through the nursery window at visiting times (16.00 – 17.00).

Nursing and formula feeding

The medical and nursing staff encourage and support breastfeeding.  A team of lactation counselors are available in the ward every day to give guidance to the mother.

Should the mother not wish to nurse her baby during the night, the department staff will give a baby formula.

A mother who wishes to nurse her baby at night should inform the staff that the baby is to "breastfeed only".

Behaviors and conditions common to newborns in the first few days

• Regurgitating amniotic fluid on the first day – many babies swallow amniotic fluid, which remains in their stomach after birth
• Sneezing
• Pink diaper syndrome
• Vaginal secretions
• Swollen chest or testicles
• Swollen/bloodshot eyes
• Milia – tiny oil spots or pimples on the nose
• Peeling skin
• Fine rash on the baby's body

Parental guidance

In the case of rooming-in, the mother receives personal guidance in nursing/nutrition and care for the baby.  In addition, there is daily group counseling on the care of the baby, typical conditions, safety, nursing, recommendations on discharge, and care of the baby at home.

Discharge

Routine tests taken before discharge:

PKU and hypothyroidism
Jaundics – Bilirubin (where necessary)

Every mother receives personal guidance on discharge.

 

Discharge of newborns takes place between 11.00 – 13.00.