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Nicklaus Children's Hospital's Fetal Care Center Offers Hope

to Families Expecting an Infant with a Medical Condition

BY CAROL NEWMAN

Learning that a baby will be born with
a medical condition can be devastating.
The Fetal Care Center at Nicklaus
Children's Hospital understands the
emotions parents experience when they
learn their infant has a medical diagno-
sis. The center offers a medical home to
those families, to support and care for
the infant throughout the care journey,
from diagnosis to delivery as well as the
transition to infant care.
The Fetal Care Center's services
include diagnostic testing, prenatal PHOTO CREDIT: Sean Airhart for @NBBJ
counseling, genetic consultations, surgi- Nurse
cal planning with pediatric specialists Navigators ENHANCED
and much more. Our Fetal Care
Center nurse navi- SAFETY
Special Delivery Unit gators are available MEASURES
for High-Risk Infants 24 hours-a-day to DUE TO COVID-19
In 2019, the hospital opened a 10-bed coor dinate appoint-
special delivery unit for healthy mothers ments and consul- Our number one priority is the
of high-risk infants that will require tations with the
immediate access to neonatal intensive sultations, child life therapy, music ther- hospital's pediatric specialists. The nurs- safety and well-being of our
care or cardiac critical care after birth. apy and much more. es serve as points of contact for commu- patients and their families. We have
The center is staffed by obstetric hospi- nity physicians, pediatricians, perinatol- implemented additional safety pre-
talists and nurses specialized in labor FEATURES OF THE SPECIAL ogists and neonatologists. They available cautions, such as arrival screenings
and delivery who collaborate with com- DELIVERY UNIT via phone or text to answer questions, and physical distancing measures
munity obstetricians and maternal fetal relieve anxiety and help parents feel at throughout the hospital, for every-
medicine specialists, as well as pediatric ease. The goal is to help the parents feel
specialists, on the care of the mother and • 5 labor and delivery rooms fully prepared for the day of delivery and one’s safety.
child. • 5 antepartum rooms the days following the birth. For more information on these
The special delivery unit makes it pos- enhancements, please visit
sible for families to remain together at • Fetal operating room and To contact a Fetal Care Nurse Navigator, nicklauschildrens.org/
Nicklaus Children's Hospital following call 1-844-55FETAL. COVID19safety
the birth, creating a less stressful transi- C-section room
tion for the entire family. • Family waiting area
Other services include lactation con-

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