About NICU Care
The neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) provides specialised care for premature, small or sick newborns, with monitoring, ventilators, phototherapy, special feeding and infection control.
Parents are an important part of care: skin-to-skin (kangaroo) contact and breast milk improve outcomes. Ask about the unit's level of care and visiting policies.
This page is general information, not medical advice. Fees, availability and outcomes vary by doctor and hospital.
Conditions Treated
Prematurity
Respiratory distress
Neonatal sepsis
Jaundice
Low birth weight
Related Diseases
Respiratory distress syndrome
Neonatal sepsis
Necrotising enterocolitis
Retinopathy of prematurity
Symptoms to Watch For
Fast breathing
Poor feeding
Low temperature
Jaundice
Procedures & Treatments
Ventilation
Surfactant therapy
Phototherapy
Kangaroo mother care