Your Baby
Our NICU
Following your journey to parenthood
Beginnings
BEYOND
and
UCSF ANDVALLEYCARE’S COLLABORATION
provides advanced medical care in our own community.
UCSF Benio Children’s Hospital is consistently ranked
among the
nation’s top children’s hospitals
by
U.S.News &
World Report
.
To get a glimpse of our NICU and to
previewour labor/delivery/recovery suites
and postpartum rooms, sign up for the
Maternity Tour, offered every Sunday at
1 pmandMonday evening, 7:30 to 9 pm.
To register, please call
800-719-9111
or
visit
Y
ou imagined bringing your baby
home with you after her birth.
But, she was born needing extra
care, and now your newborn is in our
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). We
know this can be very stressful for parents,
and we want to reassure you that your
baby will receive the very best around-
the-clock care. Our a liation with UCSF
Benio Children’s Hospital brings into
our hospital neonatologists and pediatric
hospitalists who are specialists in caring
for newborns that need this extra care,
and our NICU nurses also have specialty
certi cation in caring for these little ones.
NICUHIGHLIGHTS
Research shows that noise and
light have certain negative effects
on premature newborns. As a result,
each bed in our Level II NICU has
separate lighting for parents and staff
that can be dimmed and adjusted to
meet the needs of each individual
baby. Flooring and the soothing
atmosphere were chosen to help
with sound abatement as well
as aesthetics.
In addition to the latest monitoring
equipment, the NICU also employs
wireless technology that allows nurses
and doctors to remain near the baby
while charting or writing orders.
HELPING PARENTS COPE
If your baby is in our NICU, it doesn’t
mean that you won’t have contact
with him or her. Depending on the
condition of these little ones, parents
are encouraged to bond with their
newborn and participate in their baby’s
care. We encourage parents to be with
their newborn as much as possible and
to de nitely ask questions if they’re not
clear about something.
FOLLOW UP CARE
Babies usually go home from the NICU
when their breathing is stable, they are
gaining weight consistently, they can be
fed by mouth and they can stay warm
on their own. They may still require extra
care, so parents need to be sure they fully
understand the care their baby may need
when he or she goes home.
Our physicians and nurses are
dedicated to helping you through this
unexpected turn in the journey of your
baby’s birth.
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When
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