A neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), a.k.a. an intensive care nursery (ICN), is an intensive care unit (ICU) specializing in the care of ill or premature newborn infants.

No one plans on having their newborn spend time in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), but roughly 78 out of every 1,000 babies born in the U.S. each year stay in these specialized nurseries. Most of …

Newborn babies who need intensive medical care are often put in a special area of the hospital called the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). The NICU has advanced technology and trained healthcare …

Neonatal Intensive Care Units, or NICUs, are areas of the hospital dedicated to the care of critical-needs newborns. Babies in the NICU are often placed in incubators to keep them warm. Some infants might …

The NICU has advanced technology and trained healthcare professionals to give special care for the tiniest patients. NICUs may also care for babies who are not as sick but do need specialized nursing …

Learn what a NICU visit will be like for your little one, what you can do to help, and how to find support for yourself.

2 days ago · The NICU Team Neonatologists lead the medical team, but NICU care is intensely collaborative. Neonatal nurse practitioners (NNPs) are nurses with advanced specialized training in …

The NICU is a specialized hospital unit designed to care for premature or critically ill newborns. Babies born before 37 weeks gestation—or those with certain health complications—are admitted here to …

Babies who are born sick or premature can have a hard time making this transition, so we care for them in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) — a high-tech nursery with trained personnel that provides …

Babies born prematurely need monitoring and treatment to ensure their lungs, hearts and other organs work properly. The neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) is a special area of the hospital dedicated to …