We provide prenatal consultations in conjunction with the Obstetrics Department to support you throughout your pregnancy, especially if you experience any difficulties. We encourage immediate contact with your mother, father, or companion at birth, timely umbilical cord ligation, and ensuring that your baby remains in the same room as your parents from the start. We conduct the screening recommended by the National Ministry of Health to detect heart disease and metabolic disorders. We promote exclusive breastfeeding and employ specialized childcare workers to assist you during this stageWe have the appropriate technology to care for high-risk patients. We have equipment for different respiratory modalities: high frequency, conventional, CPAP, NIV, synchronized, and guaranteed volume. We also offer therapeutic options with nitric oxide and total body hypothermia, modular cardiac monitors, saturation monitoring with Masimo technology, and brain, kidney, and abdominal tissue oxygenation monitoring. The unit has its own ultrasound equipment, allowing us to perform functional cardiac ultrasound, structural cardiac ultrasound, brain ultrasound, abdominal kidney ultrasound, lung ultrasound, and vascular ultrasound. We have nursing professionals specialized in intensive care with ongoing training.The doctors are pediatric specialists and neonatologists. We offer psychological assistance to support families during their stay. The unit has a laminar flow area for medication preparation and dosing. We provide outpatient follow-up after discharge for both full-term and critically ill newborns admitted to the unit, monitoring their growth and development throughout their lives. For outpatient follow-up of high-risk newborns, we have an occupational therapist and a speech therapist for neurodevelopmental and language evaluations, developmental assessment tests, early stimulation, otoacoustic emissions, and auditory evoked potentials. The support staff, housekeepers, technicians, and administrative secretary are all committed to providing care and treatment to families. We have established visiting days for the entire family; it is very important that grandparents and siblings can visit the newborn.

Within the framework of the implementation of National Law No. 25,929 on Respectful Childbirth, our institution implements joint hospitalization, provided the clinical condition of the newborn and the mother permits it. This modality focuses its attention on the family, promoting the rights of both the mother and the newborn. Joint hospitalization seeks to adapt the healthcare team’s practices to the family’s timeframe in order to avoid interfering with the natural development of the bond. It promotes early contact and the development of a proper attachment bond in the new family. It contributes to the gradual understanding and recognition of the newborn’s needs. It creates a space for education, health, breastfeeding promotion, and parenting guidelines.

Your admission to the Hospital: After completing the administrative procedures for admission, the mother and her companion are escorted to the pre-delivery area on the 5th floor. There, they will be placed in a room where medical procedures prior to labor will be performed. Afterward, the team of professionals, along with the mother and her companion, will proceed to the delivery room or operating room, depending on each individual case.

A professional from the Neonatology team will be present to receive the newborn, along with the team of professionals involved in the birth. After the birth:

Once the birth has taken place: After delivery or cesarean section, the mother, newborn, and her companion will be transferred together to a room on the floor, if both are medically able. There, the mother and newborn will be cared for by the healthcare team comprised of Neonatology and Obstetrics professionals, a nurse, and a child care specialist. The child care team’s role is to promote, protect, and support the initiation and establishment of breastfeeding and provide general guidelines for raising the newborn. During hospitalization: In compliance with National Law No. 25,929 on Respectful Childbirth, in its articles 2, paragraph h, and 3, paragraph a, our institution implements joint hospitalization when the clinical condition of the newborn and the mother permits it. This approach focuses on the family without unnecessary interference or separation, with interventions by the health team tailored to the needs of each particular case, without rigid schedules, and promoting care focused on the rights of the mother and newborn.

Newborn medical examinations are performed in the newborn’s room with the family. For any pathologies detected during hospitalization, specialist consultations may be provided if necessary. Newborns receive the Hepatitis B and BCG vaccines during hospitalization according to the official vaccination schedule of the National Ministry of Health. Furthermore, in compliance with the regulatory framework of the Neonatal Screening Program under the Ministry of Health of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, as provided for in Law No. 1808 of the Buenos Aires City Government (GCA), all newborns undergo mandatory neonatal screening. This screening aims to detect six congenital metabolic disorders early before they manifest symptoms, allowing for timely diagnosis and treatment. These are: hypothyroidism, galactosemia, biotinidase deficiency, congenital adrenal hyperplasia, cystic fibrosis, and phenylketonuria. Pulse Oximetry tests are also performed to rule out congenital heart disease after 24 hours of life, the red reflex to rule out ocular pathologies in the newborn such as cataracts, retinoblastoma, among others, and the Otoacoustic Emissions hearing test, on an outpatient basis with the speech therapy team at our neonatal center, within the first month of life.

Clinical laboratories, specialized and infectious disease studies, diagnostic imaging, and fetal monitoring are some of the tests that make up the proper follow-up of a pregnancy. We have the human and technological resources that support the Sanatorium’s renowned diagnostic and therapeutic history and enable us to address any obstetric contingency.

It is important to mention that the Sanatorium offers interested families a prenatal medical interview. This interview is designed to provide advice on baby care from the first days of life, inform them about the procedures and routines to be performed during their hospitalization with their baby, answer questions, and provide information on the implementation of safe birth practices in our Sanatorium.

Documentation required upon admission: ID, your insurance card, and admission order. Please also bring any previous studies and third-trimester serology tests that the medical team will request. Requirements for admission: When you arrive for admission, you must make a security deposit. This deposit is intended to cover any additional expenses that may arise and are not covered by your insurance. If unused, the deposit will be fully refunded upon discharge.

Companion: There are two options. If the companion chooses to use the hotel service (which includes bed making, towel set, personal hygiene kit, and breakfast), they must pay a fee per night of hospitalization; otherwise, the companion can choose to stay without using the services, at no additional cost. Admission Information: Once the admission process is completed, you will be escorted to a temporary room in the pre-delivery area where you will be prepared for the procedure. From there, you will be escorted to the operating or delivery room. Afterward, subject to availability at the Hospital, you will be transferred to a room on the first floor. Items provided by the Hospital:

During their stay, the Hospital provides mother and baby with all necessary hygiene items; the baby is also provided with a change of clothes and diapers. Maternity Bag It should contain a change of baby clothes for discharge, a hygiene kit, and diapers. For the mother, we suggest bringing the following items: a nursing gown, slippers, pads, breast pads, shampoo, conditioner, toothpaste, and a toothbrush, as well as comfortable clothing for discharge. The Hospital provides an obstetric belt if indicated by the healthcare provider. This belt is available to the patient at a cost; it is not included in the prepaid coverage. Civil Registry: BUSINESS HOURS AND CONTACT: Business hours are Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., extension 5685. Civil Registry office belonging to the Government of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires. REQUIREMENTS TO BEGIN THE REGISTRATION PROCESS:

Married parents: may attend within 24 hours of birth, provided that they are not hospitalized, with the following documentation: Marriage certificate and ID for both parents.

Single parents: Both parents must attend with the corresponding ID after receiving obstetric and neonatal discharge.

Birth certificates will be sent to the department within 24 hours of birth. Parents may attend the department after that time without an appointment.

IMPORTANT: The Hospital has no influence over the newborn registration process. ID will be delivered by mail to the address provided by the parents.

Discharge:

Once discharge is announced, the patient and companion have one hour to vacate the room. It is the Hospital's policy that all babies discharged leave the institution in a safety transport device (car seat). It is important to note that this device is not provided by the Hospital and is only used upon discharge.