Understanding the NICU

Meera Meerkov, MD, FAAP, is a clinical assistant professor in the department of pediatrics and a practicing neonatologist at the University of Michigan C. S. Mott Children's Hospital and the director of the neonatal-perinatal medicine fellowship training program. Gary M. Weiner, MD, FAAP, is clinical professor in the department of pediatrics and medical director of the Brandon Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at the University of Michigan's C.S. Mott Children's Hospital in Ann Arbor, Michigan. He is a member of the International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation's Neonatal Life Support Task Force and the American Heart Association's Resuscitation Guidelines Writing Group. Dr. Weiner is the editor of the American Academy of Pediatrics Textbook of Neonatal Resuscitation. Jeanette Zaichkin, RN, MN, NNP-BC, has been a neonatal nurse for more than 30 years. She served as the nurse consultant for the American Academy of Pediatrics Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) Steering Committee from 1998 to 2022, and served as associate editor of the Textbook of Neonatal Resuscitation, 4th through 8th editions.

Table of ContentsFamily Story IconsPlease NoteAcknowledgmentsIntroductionFamily Story: Bailey Jo & AbrahamFamily Story: KellanFamily Story: ChristopherChapter 1An Unexpected BeginningFamily Story: LucyChapter 2The NICU Journey BeginsFamily Story: NathanFamily Story: PascalChapter 3NICU Equipment and TestsFamily Story: August (Auggie)Chapter 4Common Medical ProblemsFamily Story: Holland & EdenChapter 5Your Preterm BabyFamily Story: FrankieChapter 6Parenting in the NICUFamily Story: MaxwellChapter 7Feeding Your BabyFamily Story: SiennaChapter 8Homeward BoundFamily Story: Niklas, Gabbie, & LukasChapter 9Home at LastFamily Story: Allison & ReeceFamily Story: Jack & HenryChapter 10As Your Child GrowsChapter 11The Loss of Your BabyAppendixIndex