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Walking into the NICU can feel like stepping into another world, you may find yourself feeling shocked as the environment is probably unlike anything you have ever experienced. The unit is often busy, with lots of activity and people moving around. The room is full of monitors and high-tech equipment and the frequent sounds of different alarms can be heard. Sometimes the lighting is intense. Staff usually try to control the level of brightness and sound in the room to make the infants' stay in the nursery as comforting as possible to the infant as well as to the families. All of the staff on the unit are aware of how you might be feeling and will be happy to support you as well as your baby.

 

 

All of the equipment that surrounds the babies on the unit is designed to keep them warm, to monitor many of their body's functions and to support breathing. At the beginning or as your baby's stay in the NICU goes on, the nurses can explain what all of the monitors, tubes, tests, and machines do, which will go a long way toward demystifying the NICU.

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