Neonatal Nursing and Care

Neonatal nursing is a subspecialty under Neonatology which deals with birth problems of a neonate/infant such as prematurity, birth defects, infection, cardiac malformations, surgical problems, and developmental disorders. Neonatal nursing generally encompasses the care for infants who experience problems soon after birth, and it also encompasses care for infants who experience long-term problems related to prematurity or illness after birth.

Major practices under neonatal nursing,

• Neonatal Intensive Care (NICU)
• Acute Care
• Advanced Nursing Practices
• Pediatric Emergency Nursing
• Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC)
• Swaddling