Holden Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

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"The staff at Holden helped me keep up confidence when times got tough."

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Step 9 - Breast-feeding partly on demand. When infant is awake and showing feeding cues, and mother is available, baby should be breast-fed. When sleepy or not interested in feeding, baby should be gavaged.

Welcome to the Holden NICU

Some babies, both those born prematurely & full-term, need special help to adjust to their new lives. They need different kinds of care than is normally given. Your doctor asked that your baby be admitted to the Holden Intensive Care Nursery for this special care.