Dr Sulagna Dutta
MBBS (Hons), MD and DNB (Paediatrics), DCH and MRCPCH (UK), DM (Neonatology)
Dr Dutta is a neonatologist and paediatrician in Kolkata. She looks after newborns from their first hour, babies who begin life in intensive care, and children as they grow.
- Gold medal, DM NeonatologyUniversity topper, West Bengal University of Health Sciences, 2025
- MRCPCH and DCH (UK)Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, London
- Level III NICU trainingIPGMER and SSKM Hospital, Kolkata
What Dr Dutta looks after
Most of her work is with newborns, especially babies born early or sick. She also sees infants and children for everyday illness, vaccines and development.
Neonatal intensive care
Ventilation (HFOV, SIMV), CPAP, high flow and inhaled nitric oxide for babies who need help breathing.
Preterm and low birth weight babies
From the first hours in the NICU to feeding, growth, eye and hearing checks, and the follow-up clinic.
Heart and circulation
Bedside echocardiography and point of care ultrasound to guide treatment of shock, PDA and pulmonary hypertension.
Newborn brain care
Therapeutic hypothermia, amplitude integrated EEG, seizure management and neurodevelopmental follow-up.
Feeding and nutrition
Breastfeeding support, donor milk, fortification and parenteral nutrition for babies with complex needs.
Infections and vaccines
Careful antibiotic use for neonatal sepsis, and the full IAP immunisation schedule for infants and children.
Parents remember how the first days felt long after they forget the numbers. Dr Dutta works to get both the medicine and the conversations right.
Receiving Membership of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (MRCPCH) at the College's admission ceremony.
About her trainingFrom the blog
Plain explanations of newborn and child health, written for parents, with the reasoning behind the advice.
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Vaccines & prevention
Flu in children and whether your child needs the flu vaccine every year
Flu in children: cold or flu, who is at high risk, when Tamiflu helps, flu vaccine from 6 months with two doses the first year, and vaccines in pregnancy.
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Infant care
Hernia, hydrocele, undescended testis and foreskin questions in baby boys
Hernia or hydrocele in a baby boy, undescended testis surgery timing, why not to pull back the foreskin, ballooning, circumcision and torsion warning signs.
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Infant care
Car seats, two-wheelers and travelling with a baby
Car seats and travelling with a baby in India: rear-facing seats, why lap holding is unsafe, child helmets on two-wheelers, and flying with a newborn.
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Child health
Childproofing your home: falls, burns, drowning and poisoning
Childproofing your home in India: preventing falls, burns, bucket drowning, kerosene and button battery poisoning, plus first aid for burns and dog bites.