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The neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) at the government-run Vani Vilas Hospital that handles extremely premature babies and babies with congenital birth defect — which require round-the-clock care — has a severe shortage of nurses. The 45-bed unit is manned by 22 nurses, working in three shifts, whereas each shift requires 22 nurses to maintainContinueContinue reading “At this ICU, seven nurses look after 45 newborns”