Anorectal Malformation Birth Defects Overview Chromosome Abnormalities Cleft Lip/Cleft Palate Clubfoot Diaphragmatic Hernia Down Syndrome Hernia Hip Dysplasia Hydrocephalous Hypospadias Omphalocele Physical Abnormalities Pyloric Stenosis Spina Bifida Trisomy 13 Trisomy 18 Trisomy 21 Turner Syndrome

Choose a Topic Benefits of Breast Milk Adding to Mother's Milk How to Pump Collecting and Storing Breast Milk Low Milk Supply Helping Your Baby Learn to Breastfeed

Air Leak Anorectal Malformations Apnea Birth Defects Birth Injury Blood Disorders Blood Types Brain Disorders Breathing Disorders Breastfeeding Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia Calcium Problems Chromosome Abnormalities Chronic Lung Disease Cleft Lip/Cleft Palate Clubfoot Colic Cytomegalovirus (CMV) Diabetic Mother Diaphragmatic Hernia Diarrhea Digestion Disorders Down Syndrome Drug Use Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) Fetal Circulation Fever Gastroesophageal Reflux Glucose Problems Group B Streptococcus Hearing Loss Heart Disease Heart Disorders Hemolytic Disease Hemorrhagic Disease Hernia Hip Dysplasia (DDH) HIV Hyaline Membrane Disease Hydrocephalus Hydrops Fetalis Hyperbilirubinemia Hypocalcemia Hypoglycemia Hypospadias Infection Inguinal Hernia Intraventricular Hemorrhage Jaundice Large Babies Low Birthweight Meconium Aspiration Necrotizing Enterocolitis Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome Nervous System Disorders Omphalocele Patent Ductus Arteriosus Periventricular Leukomalacia Physical Defects Physical Examination Platelet Problems Pneumothorax Polycythemia Postmaturity Prematurity Pulmonary Hypertension Pyloric Stenosis Reflux Respiratory Anatomy Respiratory Distress Respiratory Syncytial Virus Retinopathy of Prematurity Rh Factor Sepsis Skin Color Small Babies Spina Bifida Substance Exposure SIDS Thrombocytopenia Thrush Transient Tachypnea Trisomy 13 Trisomy 18 Trisomy 21 Turner Syndrome Umbilical Hernia Very Low Birthweight Vitamin K Deficiency Vomiting

Choose a Topic The NICU Special Care for Special Babies Physical Examination Temperature Regulation Nutrition and Fluids Testing and Lab Procedures Intravenous (IV) Line and Tubes Monitors and Procedures Parenting in the NICU Taking Your Baby Home

When is a baby considered premature?

What type of special care (Kangaroo care, Developmental care, Co-bedding) may be given to my newborn in NICU?

What warning signs may indicate a problem with my newborn?

What is a birth defect?

What is the significance of the Apgar score?

What is respiratory distress syndrome?

The NICU at St. John's Mercy

St. John's Mercy Perinatal Center

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