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The NICU at Dayton Children’s provides expert care for medically fragile newborns, including those born prematurely (before 37 weeks gestation), babies with rare or complex medical conditions, those requiring surgery and/or other specialty care. We are the only NICU in the region to perform surgery on these infants.
If your baby is diagnosed with a problem prior to birth, our nurse navigator from the Fetal to Newborn Care Center will help walk you through the process of meeting with specialists before and after your baby is born.
On rare occasions, babies may need a type of care that is not available at Dayton Children’s— like open heart surgery. In this case, our team will provide a comprehensive assessment of the child’s needs, work with families to identify the best facility for care and transport the baby to that hospital. After surgery we will provide comprehensive follow up care.
Below is a partial listing of the most common conditions we see. For a more comprehensive list of fetal conditions please visit the Fetal to Newborn Care Center.
