Paediatrics & Newborn Care
Newborn unit services, immunisation, growth monitoring and follow-up clinics for our youngest patients.
Special care for small beginnings
Newborns who need extra support are cared for by a dedicated team, as close to their mothers as possible.
Kangaroo mother care
Skin-to-skin care that keeps small babies warm, stabilises breathing and supports breastfeeding.
Close monitoring
Warm cots, feeding support and observation by nurses and paediatricians day and night.
Screening at birth
Newborn examination, eye care and the first vaccines given before discharge.
Parent involvement
Parents are taught feeding, expressed milk handling and danger signs before going home.
Paediatric & EPI Clinic
Routine immunisation, growth monitoring and nutrition advice for babies and young children, following the Kenya national immunisation schedule.
| Age | Vaccines given |
|---|---|
| At birth | BCG vaccine and oral polio (OPV 0) |
| 6 weeks | Pentavalent 1, OPV 1, PCV 1 and rotavirus 1 |
| 10 weeks | Pentavalent 2, OPV 2, PCV 2 and rotavirus 2 |
| 14 weeks | Pentavalent 3, OPV 3, PCV 3 and IPV |
| 6 months | Vitamin A supplementation begins |
| 9 months | Measles–rubella 1 |
| 18 months | Measles–rubella 2 |
Bring the Mother & Child booklet to every visit; clinic staff confirm the schedule and any catch-up doses needed.
Newborn follow-up clinic
Babies who were in the newborn unit are reviewed after discharge to check feeding, weight gain, development and any outstanding screening.