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Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICUs) deliver services to babies who need specialised treatment for critical illnesses during the first months of life. A NICU has advanced life support equipment and a team of highly skilled specialist medical and nursing staff to meet the unique needs of newborn babies.<ref name=":0">cahs health NICU Available:https://cahs.health.wa.gov.au/Our-services/Neonatology/Neonatal-Intensive-Care-Unit (accessed 6.10.2021)</ref> | |||
Neonatal staff: There are different types of staff in a NICU including: | |||
* Neonatologists – doctors who specialise in looking after premature or ill newborns | |||
* Nurses and midwives with special training in neonatal care | |||
* Lactation consultants | |||
* Allied healthcare providers such as social workers and physiotherapists | |||
* Other medical specialists such as anaesthetists or surgeons<ref name=":0" />. | |||
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Revision as of 05:34, 6 October 2021
Original Editor - Lucinda hampton
Top Contributors - Lucinda hampton, Stella Constantinides, Kim Jackson and Vidya Acharya
Introduction[edit | edit source]
Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICUs) deliver services to babies who need specialised treatment for critical illnesses during the first months of life. A NICU has advanced life support equipment and a team of highly skilled specialist medical and nursing staff to meet the unique needs of newborn babies.[1]
Neonatal staff: There are different types of staff in a NICU including:
- Neonatologists – doctors who specialise in looking after premature or ill newborns
- Nurses and midwives with special training in neonatal care
- Lactation consultants
- Allied healthcare providers such as social workers and physiotherapists
- Other medical specialists such as anaesthetists or surgeons[1].
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 cahs health NICU Available:https://cahs.health.wa.gov.au/Our-services/Neonatology/Neonatal-Intensive-Care-Unit (accessed 6.10.2021)
