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Intensive care unit (ICU)
A hospital ward for very sick or critically ill newborns. Intensive care usually refers to intensive nursing care. If your baby is born prematurely, underweight, or with other problems he may be taken to a special nursery called the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit or NICU. Here, your baby can receive more intensive treatment for his medical and surgical problems.
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Date Last Modified: 08/25/2003 08:45