Life in the NICU

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Introduction




The acronym NICU stands for Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

There are more than 1,500 NICUs in the United States, totaling about 20,000 beds.

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NICUs started to appear soon after the death of President John F. Kennedy's newborn son Patrick, January 20, 1961.
He was born at thirty-four weeks gestation and died of respiratory distress related to immature lungs.

Although the dedicated staffs of the NICUs have greatly reduced premature and sick newborn mortality,  a big challenge they face is until now only partly answered

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