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Perinatology

The clinical activities of the Faculty and staff of the Division of Perinatal Medicine are located in the Newborn Special Care Unit (NBSCU) at Yale-New Haven Children's Hospital - the first of its kind in the world. The NBSCU serves as the Regional Neonatal Center for Southern Connecticut, with referrals from neighboring states as well. Every year, about 5,000 births occur at Yale-New Haven Children's Hospital and more than 800 newborns are admitted to the Newborn Special Care Unit.

Infants are transported from other hospitals throughout our region for specialized services such as surgery, cardiology, inhaled nitric oxide and ECMO. The average daily census in the NBSCU is 43, making this the largest clinical unit in the Children's Hospital. We care for the smallest and most vulnerable children and manage conditions such as:

• Respiratory disorders
• Bronchopulmonary dysplasia
• Asphyxia & brain injury
• Necrotizing enterocolitis
• Infection
• Nutrition and growth of the very low birthweight infant
• Metabolic disorders

Developmental follow-up evaluation, in collaboration with the Yale Child Study Center, is available to all infants from the Newborn Special Care Unit who weighed 1250 g or less at birth. Other infants are referred on an elective basis.

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Our faculty and staff are devoted to research that advances the care, well-being, and development of our tiniest patients. Learn more about our Research.

We teach medical students, residents, and train fellows in Perinatal and Neonatal Medicine.