Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICUs)

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Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICUs) are specialized hospital wards for newborns who need intensive medical attention. They care for premature babies or those with health issues. The NICU has advanced technology and trained healthcare professionals to provide the best care for these infants.<br />Babies are admitted to the NICU for various conditions. Common reasons include prematurity, respiratory distress syndrome, infections, low birth weight, jaundice, and congenital abnormalities. The NICU provides specialized care to help these newborns stabilize and grow<br />In a NICU, you'll find equipment like incubators to maintain the baby's temperature, ventilators to assist with breathing, and monitors for heart rate, breathing, and oxygen levels. There are also IV lines for nutrition and medications, and phototherapy lights for treating jaundice<br />In the NICU, you'll find neonatologists, who are doctors specializing in newborn care, neonatal nurses, respiratory therapists, lactation consultants, and sometimes occupational or physical therapists. They all work together to provide comprehensive care for the infants.<br />Senior Anesthesia Technologist<br />BCS. Anesthesia. and IC<br />diploma. Community health<br />Karrar Nader AL-Taie<br />