Dr. Nina Mansukhani

So I met her after my pregnancy got confirmed. It was onset of covid and strict regulations put by government. Second week of March. I had met another doctor for my first scans and check up in Mumbai and to me and my family’s horror she was everything wrong that a doctor should be. Coming back to Dr. Nina my first scans showed a 9mm sub-chorionic haemorrhage which the previous doctor scared me enough for. Dr. Nina on the other hand was positive and genuine is her approach from my first meeting with her, without even blinking an eye regarding my report and low haemoglobin she assured me that everything is normal and there is nothing to worry about and put absolutely no restrictions on anything, neither food nor day to day physical activities. Her aura puts you in a celebratory mode towards your pregnancy and eases any doubts or fears (Especially if its your first pregnancy)that most of the doctors Derive negativity out of, she not only frees you out of the societal pressures around pregnancy stigmas but also gives you a very calculated and only necessary steps and solutions to follow. I am highly satisfied and happy that I found her on practo and strongly recommend her for any treatment that falls under her specialisations. You will feel that it’s a cakewalk and if she is treating you then you are in the safest hands that there is after your supreme god and mother. Even with covid lockdown and restrictions she took video appointments, consultations (free of costs that too, too generous for a doctor in todays world) She takes you as her responsibility as much as your are responsible for your own body or the baby growing inside it. She pushes for normal delivery that is another difference as compared to the practices been in trend nowadays. You just are blessed if you are on this page reading about her if all this didnt help you make your mind then what will. Also many people have complained about her not spending enough time even when they have paid for the appointment my answer to that will be it’s good that she doesnt because that means everything is in control and nothing needs Extra attention. Trust me when I say she really knows her job and in no case is ignoring you or your concerns. Just follow her blindly. Wishing you all a good journey and great pregnancies. Enjoy it. And be positive rest she will handle. Thank you Doctor. As I have quoted earlier I am blessed to have found you and glad that you were the first person to hold my daughter and bring her to this world. Almightys rehmat she is and so are you for me.

Hello everyone.

I and my husband are happy and excited to announce the arrival of our lovely little Princess on 10th of April 2020 in our family.

Our heartfelt gratitude to Dr Nina Mam and the wonderful staff at both "Touch of Life" clinic and Jehangir Hospital.

To be honest, we don’t have enough words to express how grateful, thankful and obliged we are to that almighty who showed us the path to Dr Nina Mam.

Our journey:

1. May 2019: When we saw her for pre-pregnancy counselling. After seeing all my reports, she suggested us to go for an IVF since I had some blockages in fallopian tubes. I, still remember that it was a huge decision which was supposed to be taken by us at that time. But, we did not doubt Dr Nina’s vision for our case, even just meeting her for the very first time. It was like if God was making decisions for us through Dr Nina. Since she doesn’t do IVF on her own, she suggested one of the best doctors of Pune for the same.

2. June-August 2019: We consulted the doctor suggested by Dr Nina, and guess what, our IVF was successful in the first attempt with the grace of that almighty.

3. From September 2019:

3.1. We again started consulting Dr Nina mam for my pregnancy. During this time, it was discovered that I had a low line placenta. Furthermore, in the first week of October, I suffered a mild fever; responding to which Dr Nina suggested me to get admitted to Jehangir so as to control the rise in body temperature which otherwise could have resulted in the contraction of Uterus and cause the unwanted. She and her team in those 3-4 days treated and cured me with the best way. Later on, she did the Os’ Tightening of mine, to avoid any possible complications due to the low line placenta.

3.2. Later on, in the same month, we had a good report for the anomaly scan. But, in the following screening test, the foetus was tested positive for probable Down syndrome. Dr Nina suggested us to have the Amniocentesis done and on the other hand, she told us not to worry. Guess what, after the reports came, it was clear that there were no abnormalities in the developing fetus.

3.3. As the pregnancy progressed, my placenta also attained a considerably higher position.

3.4. Everything went so smooth under the guidance of Dr Nina.

4. Last Weeks of pregnancy:

Since I conceived through IVF, Dr Nina was in no mood to take any risks in the end and told us that she won’t wait for the baby to get delivered after 39 weeks. So she suggested me to get admitted at 38+6 Weeks. Moreover, she told us that she will try for normal delivery once, if not possible then we must be ready for C-Section.

5. The Afternoon of 10th April 2020

We were blessed with our little angel through LSCS.

Dr Nina’s smile too has a story:

I and my husband were on route to Tough of Life clinic. We discussed so many things which we thought we would ask Dr Nina. But after the consultation, her beautiful smile mesmerized us in such a way that we forgot what we were supposed to ask her.

Thank you so much, mam, for your care and support. We know, we can’t thank you enough.

We love you mam and your smile. You are an Angel.

Here is how Dr. Nina saved our lives.

Background - Before consulting Dr. Nina, we already had consulted 2 well known Gynaecologists (Motherhood and Individual Clinic), 3 gastroenterologist, 1 physician and 1 dermatologist. It took them weeks to diagnose the problem we were facing (cholestasis of pregnancy). We started observing symptoms of the problem in early 21st week of pregnancy but the treatment started late 24th Week.

Challenge - In ‘cholestasis of pregnancy’ the bile acid level in blood increase and it is dangerous for the foetus. Normal range for bile acid level in blood varies between 0-10 whereas acceptable danger level is till 30-40. Unfortunately in our case there was a point where the bile acid level in blood reached 156. This was the tipping point where our initial doctor gave up and refused to continue treatment. She asked us to move on to some other doctor as this case was too complicated. Her argument was that C-section is not possible as we are on blood thinner and we can’t go off the blood thinner as the increased bile acid level in blood would be dangerous for the foetus.

Solution - At the time when our existing doctor didn’t want to continue our case, we reached out to the most senior Gynaecologists of Pune. On one hand the other Gynaecologists asked us to do more tests, Dr. Nina accepted the diagnosis and started with the treatment. She asked us to get admitted in hospital for monitoring. She initiated the course to lower the bile level while also preparing for surgery in case needed. She continuously monitored both the patient and foetus through regular NSTs, LFTs, sonography and other tests etc.. Eventually the bile acid levels came down to 11. With the lower bile acid level we got discharged from Hospital but Dr. Nina continued monitoring our case. For the next 1.5 month, we were regularly in touch with doctor. We had regular tests to monitor the situation. Later at the start of the 37th Week (9th Month), based on Dr. Nina’s advice we went for pain induction and had a natural delivery.

Conclusion - From a point of time where doctor gave us 50-50 survival chances of foetus to finally going for normal delivery we have been through a lot in this pregnancy journey. Needless to say that this safe and happy ending was impossible without Dr. Nina. She and her team went beyond their duties to save our lives. She was always available via Call / WhatsApp to answer any query.

Gratitude - No words would ever be enough to express our heartfelt gratitude towards Dr. Nina for bringing our little boy to this world through normal delivery. Lots of love and gratitude to her and all the staff at the clinic and Jehangir. ****** *** **** ****** * **** **** ******* Have confidence on her and she will bring positive news for sure. Thank you mam for everything :)