HEALTH NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT BIRTH BABY COMPLEX PHYSICAL EMOTIONAL CHANGES MOTHER MUST TO LIFE OUTSIDE LEAVING UTERUS MEANS LONGER DEPEND CIRCULATION PLACENTA PHYSIOLOGIC ELIMINATION IMMUNOLOGIC PROTECTION MANY BODY SYSTEMS CHANGE DRAMATICALLY THE WAY FETAL LUNGS BREATHE CARDIAC PULMONARY CIRCULATION THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM BEGIN PROCESS FOOD KIDNEYS BALANCE FLUIDS CHEMICALS THE BODY LIVER YOUR BODY SYSTEMS WORK THE TRANSITION BORN PREMATURELY BIRTH DEFECTS SPECIAL NEWBORN CARE NEWBORN BABIES NEED INTENSIVE MEDICAL ATTENTION AREA THE HOSPITAL NICU ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY TRAINED HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS CONTINUING CARE AREAS BABIES SICK NURSING CARE HOSPITALS DO NOT PERSONNEL GIVING BIRTH PREMATURE BABY UNEXPECTED FOR ANY EQUIPMENT INFORMATION HELP UNDERSTAND PROBLEMS PREMATURE BABIES YOU WILL FIND OUT ABOUT PREMATURE WEEKS LOW BIRTH WEIGHT MEDICAL CONDITION NEARLY HALF SMALLER THAN MEDICAL CONDITIONS HEART PROBLEMS FACTORS BABY AT HIGH RISK INCREASE THE CHANCES DETERMINE THE NEED MATERNAL YOUNGER OLDER 40 YEARS DRUG ALCOHOL EXPOSURE DIABETES HYPERTENSION BLOOD SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES MULTIPLE PREGNANCY LITTLE TOO MUCH AMNIOTIC FLUID PREMATURE RUPTURE OF MEMBRANES AMNIOTIC SAC BAG OF WATERS DELIVERY FETAL DISTRESS ORGAN SYSTEMS LACK BREECH DELIVERY PRESENTATION ABNORMAL MECONIUM STOOL PREGNANCY NUCHAL CORD FORCEPS CESAREAN DELIVERY GESTATIONAL AGE LESS THAN BIRTH WEIGHT GRAMS SMALL FOR GESTATIONAL AGE MEDICATION RESUSCITATION THE DELIVERY ROOM RESPIRATORY DISTRESS RAPID BREATHING GRUNTING APNEA INFECTION GROUP B STREPTOCOCCUS CHLAMYDIA SEIZURES HYPOGLYCEMIA EXTRA OXYGEN INTRAVENOUS SPECIAL TREATMENT BLOOD TRANSFUSION INVOLVED TRAINING PEDIATRIC NURSE PRACTITIONERS NURSES RESPIRATORY THERAPISTS OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS LACTATION CONSULTANTS PHARMACISTS SOCIAL WORKERS HOSPITAL CHAPLAINS THE MEMBERS TEAM WORK PARENTS DEVELOP PLAN PARENT SUPPORT GROUPS ENCOURAGE PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT RELATED STRONG SUPPORT INTENSIVE CARE ABOUT US CONTACT LOGIN CAREERS REFER PATIENT NOTICE NONDISCRIMINATION TERMS OF USE PRIVACY POLICY CODE OF CONDUCT STANFORD ABOUT ABOUT STORIES BLOG SEND GREETING FUTURE CONNECT DONATE BILL DOCTORS CLASSES STANFORD MEDICINE STANFORD UNIVERSITY STANFORD HEALTH CARE LUCILE PACKARD FOUNDATION FIND US FACEBOOK TWITTER YOUTUBE LINKEDIN
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