Neonatal Intensive Care Program

Highly educated and experienced in the field of neonatology (the branch of medicine that deals with the care of newborn infants and the treatment of their diseases), the physicians and nurses of the Neonatal Intensive Care Programs at the Main Line Health hospitals provide personalized care to premature babies and other seriously ill newborns. The units are also staffed by respiratory therapists, social workers and pharmacists whose primary responsibilities are to provide care and services to babies. Accessibility to our Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICUs), including special emergency transport, offers a vital lifeline to families living in the Philadelphia suburbs and surrrounding area.

It is important for parents to know that most problems of the premature or full-term, high-risk newborn are temporary and correctable. What these babies need is time: time for the premature newborn to develop immature body systems, and time for the high-risk newborn to overcome severe illness. For both, the NICU regimen is a 24-hour, day-by-day, intensive program to help them achieve these treatment goals.