In the event that a complication with birth arises, it is good to know that within minutes, an infant can be transferred to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit NICU for special care. They are cared for by multi-disciplinary teams.
The team is headed by a pediatric physician specialist neonatologist , additional physician specialists from fields such as cardiology or neurology, registered nurses and respiratory care therapists, pharmacists, developmental therapists, dieticians, and medical social workers. For more information on our neonatal intensive care unit, physicians in the NICU, or any of the services within, please call Our staff is continually advancing their education to keep up with the latest technology and findings in caring for sick infants.
This helps to contribute to a healing environment for the babies and a supportive environment for parents. We include parents in the care plan for the infants and be sure that Mom and Dad are prepared for when it is time to take home their little one. Although our patients are critical, we maintain a family-centered care philosophy which includes hour parent visitation, a focus on the skin to skin bonding, breastfeeding, and grandparent and sibling visitation.
On September 24, , just after midnight, baby Maya Allard was born at 6lbs 11 oz. After just a few seconds of life, she already had a legacy here Viviana had hypertension and was admitted to Pomona August marks breastfeeding awareness month, and this August, we want to celebrate the special bond breastfeeding creates between moms and babies.
The Newsweek ranking is The hospital is among 26 facilities in the nation, and only five in California, recognized for excellent outcomes among Black maternal patients Pomona Our services for care of the newborn include, but are not limited to: Medical Care High-frequency ventilation Surfactant replacement therapy Genetic screening Sub-specialty consultations Surgical Care Hypothermia treatment Gastrointestinal: Hernia, fundoplications, gastrostomy tube, bowel obstructions, intussusception, ileostomy, colostomy, pyloromyotomy, imperforate anus, omphalocele, and gastroschisis.
