Welcome to Neonatal care at The Karolinska University Hospital

Most newborn children are healthy. But one in ten will need medical care after birth. Common reasons are prematurity, birth complications, respiratory disorders, neonatal jaundice, infectious diseases and deformities. This website provides information about neonatal care at Karolinska University Hospital.

What is NIDCAP?

The Newborn Individualized Developmental Care and Assessment Program (NIDCAP) is a philosophy of care which takes an individualised, relationship-based and family-integrated approach that focuses on the baby.

Family-centered care

As a parent, you are the most important person in your baby's life. When a baby is born earlier than planned or if a baby is born full-term and is sick, it may not have been what you as parent had expected.

More about neonatal care

Common neonatal diagnoses

Find out more about common illnesses and diagnoses treated at the neonatal wards.

Developmental stages week by week

Find out more about the level of development of premature and full-term babies during different weeks of pregnancy.

A-Z

Click here for explanations for commonly used terms within neonatal care – examination methods, treatments, medical devices and equipment.

Skin-to-skin care

How to carry and care for your baby skin-to skin.

Stimulation of Breast Milk Supply

How to increase lactation by stimulation.

Feeding your baby

How to feed you child - breastfeeding, cup feeding, bottle feeding and tube feeding.

Caring for your baby

Tips on diaper change, daily washing, weighing, bathing and cleaning your baby.

Hygiene guide

How to avoid the spread of infectious diseases at the hospital ward.

Quality registries

Information regarding the processing of personal data by the Swedish national quality registries.

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