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NICU Equipment

When parents first arrive at an NICU, they are often taken aback by their surroundings.On top of coping with the stress of having a newborn in intensive care, the NICU itself is a strange and novel environment to most. Although the NICU is a place of caring, at first, the equipment and machines that are big part of the unit are a shock to parents. This page describes the typical equipment parents might see in an NICU.

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December 22, 2006

Andrew James BSc, MBChB, FRACP, FRCPC

 
 
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