Equipment in the NICU: what does what?

You may feel shocked initially, seeing all the medical equipment, which they treat your baby with. Noises, beeps, clicks, alarms and flashing lights from the…

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Medical staff. Who is who?

Neonatology is a clinical specialty dealing specifically with newborns. Its main objective is to provide optimum adaptation of newborns after birth, and…

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The established order in the NICU

The neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) is a closed unit in terms of staff, patients and relatives and is a territory with restricted access. It will be useful…

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Common medical procedures

Any baby admitted in the NICU requires special treatment / procedures, regardless of whether there is a need for an incubator to keep it warm or a ventilator to…

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Family focused care

From the moment your baby is born, he/she becomes part of your family. Your other children (if you have such), the baby’s grandmothers and grandfathers,…

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Welcome to  "All About Premature Babies" website.
This is a project of "Our premature babies" Foundation based in Bulgaria. The book is a result of a team’s hardwork that includes doctors, psychologists, breastfeeding consultants and premature babies parents. The common information about premature babies which you can find here will help you understand better the situation you've been facing.
Please keep in mind that some of the information related to the neonatal intensive care units is prevalent only in Bulgaria.

We hope that this website and the book are going to help you to be more informed, calm and confident. We wish you and your baby best of luck and health.

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