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2. Neonatal nursing - Wikipedia

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   Neonatal nursing is a sub-specialty of nursing care for newborn infants up to 28 days after birth. The term neonatal comes from neo, "new", and natal, "pertaining to birth or origin". Neonatal nursing requires a high degree of skill, dedication and emotional strength as they care for newborn infants with a range of

3. Newborn care and safety - Wikipedia

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   Taking a newborn care class during pregnancy can prepare caregivers for their future responsibilities. During the stay in a hospital or a birthing center, clinicians and nurses help with basic baby care and demonstrate how to perform it. Newborn care basics include: Handling a newborn, including supporting the baby's neck; Bathing; Dressing ...

4. Neonatal intensive care unit - Wikipedia

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   A neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), also known as an intensive care nursery (ICN), is an intensive care unit (ICU) specializing in the care of ill or premature newborn infants. The NICU is divided into several areas, including a critical care area for babies who require close monitoring and intervention, an intermediate care area for infants ...

5. Pediatric nursing - Wikipedia

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   Neonatal nursing focuses on providing care and support for newborn babies delivered prematurely or who are suffering from health problems such as birth defects, infections, or heart deformities. Many neonatal nurses work in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) providing specialized medical care to at-risk newborns. [3]

6. Neonatology - Wikipedia

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   Physician performing a physical exam on a newborn baby after a Caesarean section. Neonatology is a subspecialty of pediatrics that consists of the medical care of newborn infants, especially the ill or premature newborn. It is a hospital-based specialty and is usually practised in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs).

7. Hypothermia therapy for neonatal encephalopathy - Wikipedia

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   Newborn hypoxic-ischaemic brain injury differs from injury in the adult brain in several ways: NMDA receptor toxicity is much higher in the immature brain. [18] Apoptotic mechanisms including activation of caspases, translocation of apoptosis -inducing factor and cytochrome-c release are much greater in the immature than the adult.