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Dr. Beneeta HettiarachchiConsultant Neonatologist

Consultant Neonatologist in Colombo

Calm, expert care for the smallest patients.

Dr. Beneeta Hettiarachchi looks after newborn and premature babies and children up to five years old.

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MD (Paediatrics)
University of Colombo
UK NHS fellowship
Neonatology, 2023–25
Newborns to 5 years
Including premature babies
Dr. Beneeta Hettiarachchi, Consultant Neonatologist

Dr. Beneeta Hettiarachchi

MD (Paediatrics), University of Colombo

Trained in Colombo and the UK

After her MD in Paediatrics from the Postgraduate Institute of Medicine, Colombo, Dr. Beneeta worked in Sri Lanka’s children’s hospitals and spent two years as a Senior Clinical Fellow in neonatology in the NHS, UK. She now works as a consultant neonatologist in Colombo.

Full profile and publications
  1. 2026 – presentConsultant NeonatologistSri Jayewardenepura General Hospital, Kotte
  2. 2025 – 2026Consultant Neonatal PaediatricianMatara
  3. 2023 – 2025Senior Clinical Fellow, NeonatologyUniversity Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust, UK
  4. 2023Acting Consultant PaediatricianTeaching Hospital Badulla

Care from the first day to five years

Newborn checks

A full examination of your baby after birth and in the first weeks: feeding, weight, colour, hips, heart and reflexes, with time for your questions.

Premature babies and NICU follow-up

Care after the neonatal unit: growth, feeding, development checks at corrected age, and planning what comes next with you.

Newborn jaundice

Assessment of yellow skin and eyes in the first weeks, when it needs a blood test, and when it settles on its own.

Feeding and growth

Support with breastfeeding, weight gain and growth charts, using the same WHO curves as your child health record book.

Vaccination advice

Guidance on the national immunisation schedule, catch-up doses and questions about side effects.

Children under five

Common illnesses, development and behaviour questions from the first year to school age.

When is your baby’s next vaccine?

Enter the date of birth to see the next doses on Sri Lanka’s national schedule. The full tool lets you add every date to your phone’s calendar.

Open the full vaccination schedule

  1. At birth

    BCG

    Preferably within 24 hours of birth, before leaving hospital.

  2. 2 months

    OPV (1st dose) · Pentavalent (DTP-HepB-Hib) (1st dose) · fIPV (1st dose)

  3. 4 months

    OPV (2nd dose) · Pentavalent (DTP-HepB-Hib) (2nd dose) · fIPV (2nd dose)

  4. 6 months

    OPV (3rd dose) · Pentavalent (DTP-HepB-Hib) (3rd dose)

  5. 9 months

    MMR (1st dose)

  6. 12 months

    Live JE

  7. 18 months

    OPV (4th dose) · DTP (4th dose)

  8. 3 years

    MMR (2nd dose)

  9. 5 years

    OPV (5th dose) · DT (5th dose)

Dates are worked out from the National Immunization Schedule, Epidemiology Unit, Ministry of Health. Your Public Health Midwife (PHM) or clinic gives the final date and records each dose in your Child Health Development Record (CHDR).

Free tools for parents

Baby milestonesWhat your baby may be doing now, and what comes next.Corrected age for premature babiesWork out the age to use for milestones and growth.Vaccination scheduleEvery date on the national schedule, in your calendar.When to seek helpWhich signs need the ETU now, and which can wait for a doctor.

Articles by Dr. Beneeta

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Questions parents ask

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Have a question about your baby?

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Emergency? Do not wait for a reply. Call 1990 (Suwa Seriya ambulance) or go to the nearest hospital Emergency Treatment Unit (ETU). When to seek help