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Caring for Babies in the NICU
Caring for Babies in the NICU
Although about 9 percent of all newborn babies require care in a NICU, giving birth to a sick or premature baby can be quite unexpected for any parent. Unfamiliar sights, sounds, and equipment in the NICU can be overwhelming. This information is provided to help you understand some of the problems of sick and premature babies. You will also find out about some of the procedures that may be needed for the care of your baby.
Last Update
February 3, 2008
February 3, 2008
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Child Health A-Z
- Special Care
- Problems in Prenatal Development of the Digestive Tract
- Adding to Mother's Milk
- Anorectal Malformation
- Apnea of Prematurity
- Assessments for Newborn Babies
- Overview of Birth Defects
- Birth Defects
- The Benefits of Mother's Own Milk
- Birth Injury
- Blood Disorders
- Blood Types in Pregnancy
- Breastfeeding the High-Risk Newborn
- Common Conditions and Complications
- Congenital Heart Disease
- Chromosomal Abnormalities
- Chronic Lung Disease
- Cleft Lip / Cleft Palate
- Clubfoot
- Cytomegalovirus (CMV)
- Disorders of the Brain and Nervous System
- Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip (DDH)
- Infant of Diabetic Mother
- Digestive Disorders
- Down Syndrome (Trisomy 21)
- Diaphragmatic Hernia
- Procedures and Equipment in NICU
- Milk Expression
- Milk Expression Techniques
- Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS)
- Blood Circulation in the Fetus and Newborn
- Group B Streptococcus
- Gastroesophageal Reflux (GER)
- Heart Disorders
- Hydrocephalus
- Hemolytic Disease of the Newborn
- Hearing Loss in Babies
- Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)
- Hyaline Membrane Disease / Respiratory Distress Syndrome
- Hemorrhagic Disease of the Newborn (Vitamin K Deficiency)
- Hypospadias
- Hydrops Fetalis
- Hyperbilirubinemia and Jaundice
- Hypocalcemia
- Blood Glucose - Hypoglycemia
- Intravenous Line and Tubes
- High-Risk Newborn
- Infection in Babies
- Intraventricular Hemorrhage
- Low Birthweight
- Large for Gestational Age (LGA)
- Meconium Aspiration
- Milk Collection and Storage
- Moving Towards Breastfeeding
- Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
- Necrotizing Enterocolitis
- The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)
- Delayed or Not Enough Milk Production
- Nutrition and Fluids
- Omphalocele
- Online Resources - High-Risk Newborn
- Overview of Blood
- Patent Ductus Arteriosus (PDA)
- Physical Abnormalities
- Pneumothorax
- Polycythemia
- Postmaturity
- Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension
- Prematurity
- Parenting in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)
- Periventricular Leukomalacia (PVL)
- Pyloric Stenosis
- Taking Your Baby Home
- Respiratory Disorders
- Retinopathy of Prematurity
- The Respiratory System in Babies
- Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV)
- Sepsis
- Small for Gestational Age
- Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)
- Spina Bifida
- Substance Exposure
- Testing and Lab Procedures
- Thrombocytopenia
- Trisomy 18 and 13
- Transient Tachypnea of the Newborn
- Turner Syndrome
- Hernia (Umbilical / Inguinal)
- Vision and Hearing
- Very Low Birthweight
- Warmth and Temperature Regulation
- When a Baby Has Difficulty After Birth
- Newborn Complications
- Apnea of Prematurity
- Glossary
- High-Risk Newborn
- Assessments for Newborn Babies
- Birth Defects
- Birth Injury
- Blood Disorders
- Breastfeeding the High-Risk Newborn
- Caring for Babies in the NICU
- Common Conditions and Complications
- Digestive Disorders
- Disorders of the Brain and Nervous System
- Glossary
- Heart Disorders
- Hydrops Fetalis
- Infection in Babies
- Online Resources - High-Risk Newborn
- Parenting in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)
- Substance Exposure
- Taking Your Baby Home
- The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)

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