What is the neonatal intensive care unit?
But a lot of special care is available to help newborn babies. What is the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU)? Newborn babies who need intensive medical care are often put in a special area of the hospital called the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU).
What are the different levels of neonatal care?
The four distinct levels of neonatal care defined in the most recent policy statement from the AAP are: Level I, Well newborn nursery. Level II, Special care nursery. Level III, Neonatal intensive-care unit (NICU) Level IV, Regional neonatal intensive-care unit (Regional NICU)
What does a local neonatal unit do?
SCBU might provide tube-feeding, oxygen therapy, antibiotics to treat infection and phototherapy for jaundice. In a SCBU, a nurse can be assigned up to four babies to care for. Also known as 'Local Neonatal Units', these can look after babies who need more advanced support such as parenteral nutrition and continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP).