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Pediatric and Neonatology
A Neonatologist is a healthcare provider who specializes in premature babies or newborns with high-risk or complex health conditions. If your baby is born premature or with an illness or congenital disability, a neonatologist will be the provider managing your baby’s care.
Specialist
Dr. Bennouna Rachid
Studies and diplomas
- Diplôme de pédiatrie de l’Université René Descartes Paris V.
- Diplôme d’Endoscopie Proctologie Pédiatrique Université Paris VII.
- Diplôme d’Assistant Université Paris V.
- Chargé de consultation spécialisée en Gastro Entérologie Pédiatrique à l’ Hôpital St Vincent de Paul Paris.
- Gardes de seigneur dans plusieurs services de Réanimation néonatale à Paris et Ile de France et SAMU 75.
Overview
A Neonatologist is a healthcare provider who specializes in premature babies or newborns with high-risk or complex health conditions. If your baby is born premature or with an illness or congenital disability, a neonatologist will be the provider managing your baby’s care.
Neonatologists are often involved in a pregnant person’s prenatal care if the health condition is diagnosed before birth. In some cases, they’re in the delivery room to treat newborn babies immediately after they’re born.
Why would I need to see a neonatologist?
- Your pregnancy is high-risk.
- There’s a high chance that your baby will be born prematurely.
- The fetus has been diagnosed with a congenital disorder.
- Your baby is born prematurely.
- Your baby is injured during delivery.
- Your baby is born with an infection or illness.
- There’s some other unforeseen complication during or after birth.
What conditions or diseases does a neonatologist treat?
- Prematurity or underdeveloped organs.
- Low birth weight or fetal growth restriction.
- Congenital malformations or birth disorders.
- Respiratory or breathing problems.
- Heart conditions like heart failure, septal defects or bradycardia.
- Brain conditions like seizures or bleeding in the brain.
- Low blood sugar or hypoglycemia.
- Managing nutrition and growth or inserting feeding tubes.
- Jaundice or other liver or kidney problems.
- Birth injuries.
