Overview

Children’s Minnesota neonatology program encompasses the largest high-risk neonatal care program in the Upper Midwest. We care for more than 3,000 newborns each year. Our fetal intervention and ECMO programs are also nationally recognized for exceptional clinical outcomes. Children’s Minnesota neonatology provides everything from consults to air and ground transportation for babies in need. We are committed to consistent care across the community, limiting unnecessary variation, identifying and spreading best practices, and rapidly addressing opportunities for improvement.

Resource guide

Neonatal Care Stabilization Guide

Education series

Services offered

• High-risk delivery support
• Neonatal transport services
• Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO)
• Neuro-NICU program
• Neonatal cardiovascular program
• Level II-IV NICU
• Respiratory support
  • Inhaled nitric oxide therapy
  • Noninvasive, conventional and high-frequency ventilation
  • Diagnostic testing
  • Apnea testing
  • At-home apnea monitoring
  • Infant pulmonary function testing
• Ophthalmologic and retinal services, including retinopathy screening
• Fetal diagnostics and surgery
• Developmental assessment and therapy
• Screenings, including CCHD and hearing
• General and specialty surgical services
• Mild systemic hypothermia (MSH) for infants with hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE)
• Consultations for high-risk prenatal, pediatric subspecialty, lactation and infant feeding
• Long-term neonatal follow-up
• Psychosocial assessment, support and referrals
• Telephone consultations for physicians and consultation/telemedicine capabilities
• Virtual consultations 

Related Specialty

• Critical Care Transportation
• ECMO
• Feeding Clinic
• Fetal Care
• Genomic Medicine and Genetics
• Mother Baby Center