Special Infant Care Clinic
Our special infant care clinic provides nutrition, feeding, physical, and occupational therapies, as well as support for your child's development after discharge.
Transitional Medical Home
Infants with complex problems, including those dependent on technologies such as a ventilator or feeding tube, receive comprehensive care and help during the first year after discharge. Our staff also facilitates the coordination required when multiple subspecialists provide care for complex infants.
Transitional Care for Infants with Complex Needs
Once babies with complex needs leave the NICU, they may be followed through a program that provides 24-hour medical support. If your baby is eligible, pediatric specialists walk you through problems that may arise with feeding and mechanical breathing support. This program can prevent the need for babies to be readmitted to the hospital.
Reducing the Risk of Neurodevelopmental Concerns After NICU
Follow-up care during the first few years of life can help identify delays early and provide intervention. Duke’s neurodevelopment team makes feeding recommendations, manages feeding tubes, monitors weight gain, supports neurodevelopment, coordinates with other specialists, and receives outpatient therapies.
Neonatal Quality of Life Program
This family-centered program is for newborns and infants with life-threatening, and potentially life-limiting, conditions. Our quality-of-life team includes doctors, nurse practitioners, spiritual counselors, and social workers who specialize in maximizing comfort and providing pain and symptom relief. They also provide emotional, psychosocial, and spiritual support for your infant and family.