What is a neonatal intensive care unit?
What Is the NICU? When babies are born early, have health problems, or a difficult birth they go to the hospital's NICU. NICU stands for "neonatal intensive care unit." There, babies get around-the-clock care from a team of experts. Most of these babies go to the NICU (NIK-yoo) within 24 hours of birth.
What is difference between ICU and NICU?
ICU expands as Intensive Care Units. These care units are designed to cater to critically ill adults. Similarly, there are neo-natal intensive care units called NICU. These are units specially and carefully designed to cater to the needs of newborn babies who need critical treatment.
Is neonatal ICU the same as NICU?
A neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), also known as an intensive care nursery (ICN), is an intensive care unit (ICU) specializing in the care of ill or premature newborn infants.
What type of patients are admitted to the NICU?
Most babies admitted to the NICU are preterm (born before 37 weeks of pregnancy), have low birth weight (less than 5.5 pounds), or have a health condition that needs special care. In the U.S., nearly half a million babies are born preterm. Many of these babies also have low birth weights.