In the NICU/SCN

Having a baby in the NICU (Neonatal Intensive Care Unit) or SCN (Special Care Nursery) can be a scary time (your hospital may have different names for these units). Often your baby has arrived unexpectedly and you are thrown into an unknown world. The following pages contain information which might be helpful to you as you travel on your NICU journey.

• NICU checklist

• NICU abbreviations

• Kangaroo Care

• Breastfeeding your Premature Baby

• Nursery News : an Austprem Ink newsletter for those families whose
  baby is still in hospital

• Personal Stories - follow the stories of some of the Austprem families as
  they progress through the NICU