For children born in the United Kingdom after 28 weeks of gestation, care in a birth unit colocated with a local neonatal unit (LNU), especially a high-volume unit, may be as safe as in a unit ...

A clinical trial conducted in a neonatal intensive care unit has identified a new treatment protocol to improve lung growth and function among preterm infants. Adding two weeks of continuous positive ...

Parent-led developmental intervention started in the neonatal intensive care unit and continued through the first 2 years of life aided executive function in very preterm children. Among 80 school-age ...

Most of what we do, from incubators to ventilators, simply buys time and treats complications while premature infants grow. Without growth and nutrition, these children would not survive. As a ...

As neonatologists, we care for the most fragile newborns, some no larger than the size of their parent’s hand. These preterm newborns face many medical challenges. Their lungs and other organs are not ...

A Bensalem family visited the team at Jefferson Abington Hospital to say thank you after a long NICU stay.

One family’s journey offers a closer look at the complex, high-risk care that defines the NICU experience for micropreemies.