6 Results forNeonatal Medicine near Du Bois, PA
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A neonatologist specializes in caring for premature babies and full-term newborn babies with injuries, illness, or birth defects. Neonatologists typically work in hospital neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) and collaborate with other healthcare providers, including obstetrician-gynecologists, pediatricians, pediatric surgeons, nurses, nutritionists, and social workers.
A neonatologist typically:
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Examines the newborn baby and evaluates his or her medical history including the mom’s medical history before and during pregnancy
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Provides primary healthcare services and immunizations in the hospital
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Orders and interprets laboratory and imaging tests
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Diagnoses and treats diseases and conditions affecting a newborn baby’s health
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Assesses growth and development
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Prescribes medications
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Educates the baby’s parents or caretakers about wellness and disease prevention
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Consults with other members of the patient’s medical and team
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Provides ongoing neonatal care in the hospital NICU
Neonatologists may also be known by the following names: baby doctor, newborn pediatrician, newborn doctor, newborn intensive care doctor, and NICU doctor.
There are 6 specialists practicing Neonatal Medicine in Du Bois, PA with an overall average rating of 4.9 stars. There are 6 hospitals near Du Bois, PA with affiliated Neonatal Medicine specialists, including West Penn Hospital, Excela Health Westmoreland Hospital and Penn Highlands Dubois.