Amy K. Keir is a neonatologist working in North Adelaide, at 72 King William Road, SA 5006. She looks after babies who need extra care right after birth, especially when they are born early or unwell in the first days of life.
In her day-to-day work, Amy helps manage issues like premature birth and the complications that can come with it. That includes serious problems such as neonatal sepsis, breathing and circulation concerns, and slower stabilising after birth. She also treats newborn jaundice and looks at the cause, like ABO incompatibility or other types of haemolysis, where red blood cells break down and the baby’s blood tests can change quickly.
Amy also supports babies with conditions that affect the gut, brain, and blood system. For example, she cares for babies who may have necrotizing enterocolitis, intraventricular haemorrhage, and ongoing anaemia. At times, babies also need help with blood clotting issues, low blood pressure, or metabolic acidosis. She works carefully through changes in results, and she keeps a close eye on how the baby is coping.
Her work can extend to heart and eye problems in newborns too. This includes patent ductus arteriosus and retinopathy of prematurity, which can develop in babies who are born early. She also deals with hypothermia, low oxygen or asphyxia at birth, and broader infection concerns when a baby is suspected to have sepsis.
Some families also come in with longer-term concerns, where early health issues can link to later movement needs. Amy supports babies and children with diagnoses such as spastic diplegia infantile type. Infections like cytomegalic inclusion disease can also be part of the picture, along with other issues like transient familial hyperbilirubinaemia. When needed, she coordinates care so families get clear steps and practical follow-up as the baby grows.
