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Respected Sir/Ma'am,
A very good day to you. I do have my infant (new born female baby) of 10 days, which mode of transportation will be better for her private cab,train or flight.Train and cab will take approximately 12 hours and Flight will take 1hour 20 mintues.
Actually it was not a normal delivery, it's done with operation. And she was having billirubin Total of 14.2 and was admitted in NICU.She is admitted in a government hospital in Darbhanga,Bihar. I want to take her to Kolkata once she got discharge most probably tomorrow or day after tomorrow.
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It depends on the clinical condition of the child and ur convenience
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Dr. Jinia Saha
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Healthy term babies generally can be taken to fly after first two weeks, but be sure that your baby falls into this category before starting your trip. It's needed to ensure that she doesn't have undetected heart problems or persistent jaundice and is feeding well and active.
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