Neonatal & Perinatal Services
If your new baby needs special care, rely on OU Children's Physicians and The Children's Hospital. OU Children's Physicians Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine serves as a state-wide referral center for premature and sick newborns. Our neonatologists coordinate medical services with our other children's specialists.
Advanced training and years of experience help us stabilize newborns with life-threatening conditions, such as infections or breathing disorders. We can coordinate care of premature babies and those born with a serious illness. Many children with birth defects, critical injuries or serious diseases who can't be helped elsewhere come to OU Children's Physicians.
Our comprehensive coverage for Oklahoma's premature and full-term infants includes the following services:
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Advanced NICU services, including conventional ventilation, oscillator ventilation, ECMO (Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation), exchange transfusion and inhaled nitric oxide therapy
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Dedicated mother/baby unit beds
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Medi Flight helicopter and ground transfers from other medical facilities
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Emergency care of unexpectedly ill newborns
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Diagnostic services for newborns with complex medical problems
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Nutritional care of critically ill newborns to ensure they heal properly and grow
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Innovative treatments through our research protocols
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Consultations from almost every pediatric specialty and sub-specialty
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Help with arranging extended stays at nearby hotels or rooming-in
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Follow-up clinics for NICU "graduates" with problems, such as chronic lung disease
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Inpatient and outpatient sleep studies for infants and children
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Nurseries that comprise Neonatal Services include the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) and the Neonatal Village.
The Women's and Newborn Center boasts:
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24/7 in-house neonatology coverage
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18 pre-delivery beds for women with high-risk pregnancies
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16 labor and delivery (LDR) and 3 operating rooms
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6 urgent care rooms for labor and delivery
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40 mother/baby unit beds
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An 88 bed neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) with NICVIEW cameras for families who are unable to be at their child's side
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A dedicated obstetrical anesthesia program