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UI Health Care continues to serve all patients who have new or existing essential health care needs. We’re urging everyone to stay home and stay safe whenever possible. But if you need attention from one of our health care teams, we’re here for you, as always.
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Neonatology refers to the care of preemies or babies who are very sick due to low birth weight, birth defects, heart trouble, lung problems, or other life-threatening conditions. University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital is home to a Level 4 NICU—the highest level recognized by the American Academy of Pediatrics. This means that our NICU is equipped to care for the tiniest and most critically ill babies, offering the greatest range of neonatal services and support. In fact, we care for more complex conditions than any other NICU in Iowa. Our survival rates for babies born at 22, 23, 24, and 25 weeks are significantly higher than survival rates for extremely premature babies born at other U.S. hospitals, placing UI Stead Family Children’s Hospital among the top neonatal intensive care providers anywhere. One reason so many premature and ill babies survive and thrive at UI Stead Family Children’s Hospital is the culture of collaboration. Specially-trained doctors, nurses, respiratory therapists, nutritionists, social workers, pharmacists, lab technicians, physical therapists, and more—all with expertise in neonatology—work together to provide the most advanced care for every family. Neonatologists at Iowa are advancing care for premature babies through neonatal hemodynamics—one of only a handful of hospitals in the nation—that uses ultrasound technology to better understand the relationship between the heart and the brain in premature infants. Few parents consider the possibility that their baby might need special medical care after birth. Even fewer think about which neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) might care for their baby. One out of nine mothers do not carry to full term (37 or more weeks), and roughly 100,000 babies end up in a NICU each year. We hope that your pregnancy and delivery go smoothly, but if the unexpected should occur, here are 15 important questions you need to ask. Mother's Milk Bank of Iowa provides donated human milk to premature and full-term infants in Iowa. Babies receiving donated milk include hospitalized premature infants, infants born with immunological defects, adopted infants, and babies whose mothers produce an insufficient amount of breast milk or have an illness requiring a brief cessation of breastfeeding.
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For the first time in his life, Fort Madison toddler leaves the hospital to go home
Two-and-a-half-year-old Aidan Moles has never ridden in a car. He’s never been inside a grocery store or a day care center, has never heard the sound of a dishwasher or washing machine. He’s never felt the cold air of a January day blow across his face. Hospital records list his address in Fort Madison, Iowa, but he’s never been inside the house. Or outside it. Until now.Read more -
Parent Blog: Lindsay and Dustin Barber
At 25 weeks pregnant, Hunter was considered to be intrauterine growth restricted (IUGR) and I had absent blood flow. On August 9, blood flow had reversed and he was born by cesarean section two hours later. Read more -
Melanie knows UI Stead Family Children’s Hospital is ‘where we need to be’ for her baby born with cancer during COVID-19
Elaina Cox entered the world during a pandemic, and her first battle was with cancer. But her mother, Melanie, knows that Elaina is “strong like the many strong women before her in this family” and has the right team fighting alongside her. Here’s Melanie’s story about how the staff at University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital is providing the care and comfort necessary to make the whole experience a little less scary for the Cox family.Read more -
Parent Blog: Alex Burkett
Bella Burkett spent the first four months of her life in our Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). Born on New Year’s Eve with Left Sided Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia (CDH), Bella’s immune system was weakened and she faced many hurdles, including sepsis and multiple instances of collapsed lungs.Read more -
Parent Blog: Ashley and Matthew Gerlach
"The babies and I were being monitored by high-risk obstetricians at University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics when their umbilical cords began to tangle, requiring an emergency C-section." Read more
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In House Directions: Elevator I, Level 6UI Stead Family Children's Hospital
200 Hawkins Drive
Iowa City, Iowa 52242Contact
- 1-888-573-5437 (888 573 KIDS)
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Quad Cities location
1236 E. Rusholme Street
Davenport, Iowa 52803Contact
- 1-563-421-3980
