Newborn & Neonatal Care

Newborn & Neonatal Services

• Attending Deliveries (vaginal & C-sections)
• Newborn Baby Checks
• Support with Feeding Establishment
• Newborn Screening & Immunizations
• Immunizations to Cayman Immunization Schedule
• American, Canadian and UK Immunization Schedules
• Jaundice, Phototherapy & Advanced Care
• Resuscitation & Immediate Care
• Full Neonatal Intensive Care (from 23+ weeks)
• Ventilation, Surfactant & Full Respiratory Support
• Newborn Infections & Immunology Problems
• Cranial Ultrasounds & Complex Diagnostics
• Babies with Congenital or Genetic Conditions

1st Year of Life

• Vaccinations, including Vaccination Advice
• Well-Child Checks
• Sleep Disorders & Sleep Counselling & Support
• Feeding Issues & Food Intolerances
• Food Allergies, including Peanut
• Colic, Reflux & Silent Reflux
• Developmental Concerns
• Constipation, Diarrhoea & Bowel Issues
• Rashes, including Diaper/Nappy Rash
• Fevers, Temperatures & Infections
• Seizures & Unusual Movements
• Parental Concerns
• Unsettled Baby

Attending Deliveries

We would be delighted to be your child’s paediatric team from birth all the way through to a bright future as a healthy young adult. As a team, we’re unique in Cayman, being the only practice with multiple UK- or Australasian-qualified and accredited newborn (neonatal) specialists. This means the right experience is there when nature throws a curveball, along with the peace of mind that someone is always available at the right moment.

We attend all types of deliveries and work closely with every private obstetrician in Cayman to ensure the highest quality of newborn care. Although we are all senior specialists with exceptional credentials, our charges for attending delivery are comparable to others.

We attend the following types of delivery:

• Normal deliveries, where parents choose to have a newborn paediatrician present for added reassurance or in case of complications
• Caesarean sections (C-sections), where it is mandatory in Cayman to have a newborn paediatrician present due to the increased risk of complications.
• Any complicated scenarios or preterm births involving private patients

Our formally neonatal-trained team represents a true collaborative approach to newborn care. We’d love to meet you and we offer free antenatal appointments to discuss your delivery from the paediatric perspective. Please call us on (345) 745 7450 or complete the form below and we’ll take care of the rest.

Neonatologist Versus Paediatrician

Historically, newborn and neonatal care was performed by a paediatrician. However, the highly specialist nature of neonatal and preterm care means that in In the UK, neonatal care is rarely provided by a more general paediatrician and instead is provided by newborn specialists, called neonatologists. We have built a team of neonatal-trained staff, providing a medical care standard equivalent to the best centres in the world, something we are very proud of. The primary reason why most choose to have a paediatrician present at birth, and why it’s mandated at caesarean sections, is because of unexpected complications. Given nature’s tendency to decide the timing, it’s also very difficult for a single paediatrician practice to know for sure they’ll be available just when needed. With Integra, you will always have your chosen paediatrician in attendance whenever humanly possible, but on the occasions they may be off island (always planned & communicated), you have the reassurance they will have comprehensively handed over to their equally competent newborn-specialising paediatric colleagues. You have the reassurance of knowing your paediatrician has the right credentials. In the UK, that means being formally accredited in that specialist care by the GMC (on the specialist register).