WHAT'S IN NICU(Neonatal Intensive Care Unit)?
There are different kinds of unit in the hospital. There is Medical Surgical, Observation Unit, Surgery Unit, Emergency Department, & Maternity. In the Maternity Unit, this is where women are provided care up until childbirth. There are some unfortunate circumstances wherein babies aren't fully developed and needs a higher care. They get admitted to the Neonatal Intensive care unit(NICU) or shall we say a Neonatal version of ICU. What is NICU ? It's a unit where they specialize in taking care of prematurely born or dangerously ill babies. Unfortunately, some Neonates get admitted to NICU due to possible causes: 1. Intrauterine growth restriction A condition in which a baby doesn't grow to normal weight during pregnancy. Baby is most likely born underweight or small for gestational age. They aren't well developed yet. Ages 37 weeks and below. 2. Respiratory Distress Syndrome This is very common in newborn babies because of their immature lungs wherei