189 Results forNeonatal Medicine near Ann Arbor, MI 48109

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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:

  • Examines the newborn baby and evaluates his or her medical history including the mom’s medical history before and during pregnancy

  • Provides primary healthcare services and immunizations in the hospital

  • Orders and interprets laboratory and imaging tests

  • Diagnoses and treats diseases and conditions affecting a newborn baby’s health

  • Assesses growth and development

  • Prescribes medications

  • Educates the baby’s parents or caretakers about wellness and disease prevention

  • Consults with other members of the patient’s medical and team

  • 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 189 specialists practicing Neonatal Medicine in Ann Arbor, MI with an overall average rating of 3.5 stars. There are 63 hospitals near Ann Arbor, MI with affiliated Neonatal Medicine specialists, including Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, Bronson Methodist Hospital and Children's Hospital Of Michigan.