Thursday, January 7, 2010

Levels of The NICU.

The Neonatal Intensive Care Unite is designed for newborn babies born early, who have problems during delivery, or who develop problems while in the hospital. Although all NICU's care for babies who need extra attention, different NICU's offer different levels of care.

Level One: Basic Newborn Care: Level one nurseries care for healthy, full-term babies. They are able to stabilize babies born near term to get them ready to transform to facilities that offer special care.


Level Two: Speciality newborn Care: These nurseries can care for babies born at greater than 32 weeks gestation or who are recovering from more serious conditions.

Level Three: Subspecialty Newborn Care: Level three N.I.C.U.'s care for the sickest babies and offer the greatest variety of support.
Neonatologist are pediatricians with additional training in the care of newborn babies. They work there 24/7 to provide your baby the medicine and attention it needs. Nurses provide most of the day-to-day assessment and care of the babies in the N.I.C.U. They work closely with parents and neonatology to ensure the best care for the babies under their care.

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