CK Birla Hospital for Women

Role of Pediatricians in our lives is much more than perceived by our minds. Those innocent cuties speak to us through them. I realized this when we met Doctor Saurabh.

Things were smooth till my 8th month of pregnancy and I was unaware of the tornado that waited for me at the end of the 8th month. My baby planned to meet me almost 1.5 months before the forecast.

The day of delivery....when my just born baby was struggling to learn the inhaling and exhaling of oxygen through his yet to mature respiratory system, Doctor Saurabh was the first person to help him learn and make his smooth exit out of the NICU. To our surprise, he was out from there in 4 days though it takes longer, even for many normal birth weight babies.

All this could be possible coz of Doctor Saurabh's continuous monitoring, skillful approach and understanding of the subject!

But his role didn't end at the exit doors of NICU . Infact there started another chapter. My baby was ready to see the world, but i knew nothing about this most important exam of life, 'the motherhood' and destiny prepared the question paper even trickier giving me a premature child! I went into severe postpartum depression coz of all this and made a pediatrician's job even tougher, as now he had to deal with a weak and depressed mom. I needed some serious nurturing and mentoring throughout!

Fortunately we slided into the right hands and my doctor knew the path expertly from a 1.88 kg birth weight premature child to a 4.5 kg healthy baby lying in my laps right now enjoying his sleep blissfully and peacefully.

He showed us the staircase that consisted of some important precautions and principal concepts to be understood by parents.

To name a few, the list included the following :

1. Way to healthy lactation

2. How to judge sufficient amount of feed for the baby

3. How many layers of clothes are required by the baby

4. Baby development stages

5. How to ensure babies Long term immunity

It made my journey smooth enough to know my honey bunny's needs and serve him well. My confidence is boosted everytime he sees my child.

We found our baby's messenger in him and Ruhaan(my cutie) found his God father in him....I wish the same for every Parent and every child!

There's a suggestion to all, as these angels can't speak our language yet, so we need to know their languages well!

Especially for initial 6 months when babies struggle to get accustomed to the planet, us knowing them precisely is the least we can do for them.

And to do these we need doctors like doctor Saurabh !

Pregnancy - Nature's miracle!

Apart from a series of issues of health, Pregnancy is also an emotional calamity of sorts. This widens the role of a physician from being that of a facilitator to that of a friend, confidante and a trusted mentor who is looked up for advice and solace.

Hence, the fundamental requirement of a Profession like gynecologist is intent. I was fortunate to find one such person in my near locality. She had an iron-clad intent to give her best and go an extra mile to make this roller coaster journey for a mother as smooth as possible. That's what she did to me. She made the toughest times EASIER for me by being there not just as a doctor but as a friend too.

I will forever be indebted to Doctor Rachna Singh for traveling with me throughout!

With Dr Rachna, the doors were open 24*7 (through phone calls, text messages and whatsapp) and weren't just restricted to consultancy visit hours at the hospital. Infact it's almost 2.5 months now after my C-section and the doors are still open! Yes! It's true! To the storm of questions that plagued my mind through the journey, a reassuring smile and comforting answers awaited me throughout pregnancy, even in odd hours.

Towards the end my ride became a trickier one. I went for my routine ultrasound. The Doppler ultrasound. Reports weren't in my favor. My Nutrition wasn't reaching the baby. The situation demanded foresight to see the unseen. During the time, I felt Dr. Rachna brought her entire experience to every conversation we had! It was planned to take the baby out immediately i.e. at the end of 34th week.

At first things were frightening. Situation looked dicey. But not after seeing the confidence in her eyes. It was like she knew the right and was ready to leave no stone unturned to get us out of the situation and plan the safest possible landing for the baby. Instructions were given to all concerned persons. Preparations were done in no time. She packed all our tensions, took it with her and asked us to relax and plan baby's welcome, though she herself was up all night and was in continuous touch with the hospital staff to know all my reports. Decisions were made and reviewed every hour on the basis of what the reports said.

Things were more challenging than the tension captured in these words but the trust we developed in her in previous months became the oar of the boat we all were sailing.

I was operated the next morning as planned by her and my operation theatre experience was as fun as a movie theater!! Hats off to the whole team! For the case involved complications, the team was loaded with extreme responsibilities but my doctor stood still to make sure none of the tensions reached me. The pounding heart that made my pulse rate reach 130 could have made things difficult. During operation I was entertained in unique ways the whole time to bring my increasing pulse rate under control and the results were superb too!

In minutes I saw the most beautiful sight of the world! I heard the most mesmerizing sound on the planet! My Baby's.... All safe and sound!

Thank you Dr Rachna Singh and thank you the team at CK Birla hospital. Thank you for being around for ** *** ** ****** ** ****

** ****** ** *** ** *** **** ******* * **** **** **** I consulted her when we started planning for our pregnancy and until delivery she has been so supportive and caring. She has been a lucky mascot for me I must say😘😘Whenever I needed she was a call away.. always approachable and reachable.I thank her for being there for me whenever I needed her. The best thing about her is she is very calm and friendly and always handles situation in very positive way. I would highly recommend Dr Rachna to others.

Day 1 when I visited her I was so satisfied that I made a decision that I would get my baby delivered from her. Imagine getting convinced on day 1 (by the way I am one person who is scared of getting injected).

I had body ache, fever and a long list of pregnancy related questions on my first visit, she heard me out patiently with a smile on her face and I felt relieved by talking to her, 50% of my issues were resolved then and there.

She looks beautiful and she has the right attitude that a doctor should carry.

I was anxious closer to delivery date but on every meeting with her I would feel that I was in safe hands.

She made me comfortable on the delivery day as well, my delivery wouldn’t have been so smooth in her absence.

I don’t have sufficient words to express what she means to me. The bond I have with heris life long now.