NICU stands for newborn intensive care unit. This is a nursery in a hospital that provides around-the-clock care to sick or premature babies. It has health care providers who have special training and equipment to give your baby the best possible care.

Why do babies go to the NICU?

What Is the NICU? When babies are born early, have health problems, or a difficult birth they go to the hospital's NICU. NICU stands for "neonatal intensive care unit." There, babies get around-the-clock care from a team of experts. Most of these babies go to the NICU (NIK-yoo) within 24 hours of birth.

What is difference between NICU and PICU?

PICU – Paediatric Intensive Care Unit, this is an intensive care unit for children in serious medical situations. NICU – Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, is for seriously in new born babies otherwise cannot be treated generally.