Neonatal Nursing

Neonatal nursing is a nursing that works with new-born infants born with a variety of problems ranging from prematurity, birth defects, infection, cardiac malformations, and surgical problems. Neonatal nurses work in neonatal intensive care units, where new-born babies who are premature or ill can receive continuous care. A few neonatal nurses may care for infants up to about 2 years of age. Most neonatal nurses care for infants from the time of birth until they are discharged from the hospital.