Al Wakra Hospital handles around 6,000 new births a year, an official source at Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) has told local Arabic daily Arrayah.
The source said the hospital provides sophisticated paediatric and maternity services in accordance with the highest international standards and best practices in the field. 
The official told the daily that around 20% of newborns there need to be admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). Some 1,300 newborns were admitted to the ICU for mostly breathing issues, premature delivery or for suffering from nutrition-related problems. The babies receive 
the due care in the ICU, he added.
Further, the official said the paediatric department at Al Wakra Hospital includes the paediatric ICU, which has 11 beds, and another unit for  infants with 29 beds. These receive babies from the obstetrics department and other facilities, including private hospitals.
Regarding the status of bed occupancy at the hospital, the official said it reaches 95% for infants and 80% for newborns. The ICU for newborns is always fully 
occupied with no empty beds at all.
There is also co-operation with Sidra Medicine and Hamad General Hospital to receive patient who require help and offer them timely medical care.