Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)
Redlands Community Hospital's Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) is for
babies who were born prematurely or in need of additional medical support.
As a Level 3 NICU, babies remain there until they are discharged home
or become stable enough to room with their mother in the Couplet Care unit.
- Special equipment is used to observe and monitor babies closely, as well
as provide the correct balance of warmth, nourishment and oxygen if needed
- The staff includes neonatologists, pediatricians, registered nurses, lactation
consultants, social workers, and respiratory and occupational therapists
- Another special group are our volunteer “Cuddlers,” who hold
the babies to enhance their recovery
- Patients are encouraged to be involved in their baby’s care and will
be given frequent reports of his/her progress
- The NICU supports breastfeeding, and lactation consultants are available
to assist you.
- However, if mom is unable to produce enough breast milk, human donor breast
milk is also available.
- Your baby will be discharged from the NICU once intensive care is no longer required.
- The nurses will teach you how to care for your baby and send you home with
written discharge instructions.
- NICU families form special bonds with the nurses during their stay. Reunions
are held every five years to maintain these bonds and see how the infants
have grown.
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