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TABLE 1. Definitions of Hospital-Based Newborn Services Used for Survey
Performed by Section on Perinatal Pediatrics
Basic neonatal care (level I) Well-newborn nursery Evaluation and postnatal
care of healthy newborns Neonatal resuscitation Stabilization of ill
newborns until transfer to a facility at which specialty neonatal care is provided
Specialty neonatal care (level II) Special care nursery Care of preterm
infants with birth weight 1500 g Resuscitation and stabilization of preterm
and/or ill infants before transfer to a facility at which newborn intensive care is
provided Subspecialty neonatal intensive care (level III) Level IIIA
Hospital or state-mandated restriction on type and/or duration of mechanical
ventilation Level IIIB No restrictions on type or duration of mechanical
ventilation No major surgery Level IIIC Major surgery performed on site (eg,
omphalocele repair, tracheoesophageal fistula or esophageal atresia repair, bowel
resection, myelomeningocele repair, ventriculoperitoneal shunt) No surgical
repair of serious congenital heart anomalies that require cardiopulmonary bypass
and /or ECMO for medical conditions Level IIID Major surgery, surgical repair
of serious congenital heart anomalies that require cardiopulmonary bypass,
and/or ECMO for medical conditions
PEDIATRICS Vol. 114 No. 5 November 2004, pp. 1341-1347
Nancy E. Wight MD, IBCLC, FABM, FAAP
Neonatologist
Medical Director, Lactation Services
Sharp Mary Birch Hospital for Women
San Diego, CA USA
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