When a Baby Has Difficulty After Birth When a Baby Has Difficulty After Birth All the baby's body systems must work together in a new way after birth. Sometimes, a baby has difficulty making the transition. Health assessments, including t...
Newborn Warning Signs Newborn Warning Signs What warning signs may indicate a problem with a newborn? Your newborn baby is going through many changes in getting used to life in the outside world. Almost always this adjust...
Special Care Special Care Providing special care for sick and premature babies There have been many advances in the care of sick and premature babies, not just in technology and medicine, but also in meeting the ...
Warmth and Temperature Regulation Warmth and Temperature Regulation Babies are not as adaptable as adults to temperature change. A baby's body surface is about three times greater than an adult's, compared to the weight of his/her bo...
Taking Your Baby Home Taking Your Baby Home Although parents are excited to take their baby home after days or weeks in the NICU, it may cause many parents some anxiety. When a baby is ready for discharge depends on many ...
The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) The birth of a baby is a wonderful yet very complex process. Many physical and emotional changes occur for mother and baby. A baby must make many physical adju...
Testing and Lab Procedures for the Newborn in Intensive Care Testing and Lab Procedures for the Newborn in Intensive Care Babies in the newborn intensive care unit (NICU) need frequent examinations and monitoring as part of their care. Although many tests requ...
Parenting in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) Parenting in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) Parenting in the NICU Baby in NICU In most cases, you can be with your baby in the NICU at any time. The staff of the NICU will give you instructi...
Intravenous Line and Tubes Intravenous Line and Tubes Because most babies in the NICU are too small or sick to take milk feedings, medications and fluids are often given through their veins or arteries. Babies may also need fr...
Nutrition and Fluids Nutrition and Fluids Nutrition for babies in the NICU Feeding babies in the NICU is quite different from feeding healthy babies. When babies are sick or premature, they are often not well enough to b...
Procedures and Equipment in NICU Procedures and Equipment in the NICU What monitoring equipment is used in the NICU? Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICUs) are equipped with complex machines and monitoring devices designed for the un...