NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT
Resources
The NICU Nana Program provides volunteers to add to the services provided by the NICU staff. Our Nana volunteers hold, nurture and cuddle newborns when the child's parents are not available. Nana volunteers are screened so we know they can take on these responsibilities and that they have the qualities that we are looking for in our volunteers: warmth, caring, and compassion.
The following links offer additional information about neonatal care:
- Burn Prevention
- NORD - National Organization for Rare Disorders, Inc..
- Parents Helping Parents - Web site that specializes in helping children with special needs
- Car Seat Safety - from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
- Breastfeeding - information from MEDLINE Plus
- Newborn Screening Test - available from the California Department of Health Services, Genetic Disease Branch, in PDF format in a variety of languages
Also see:
- English - Commonly Used Terms in the Nursery
- Español - Terminos Comunmente Usados en la Sala de Ninos
- First 5 of Santa Clara County
- March of Dimes
- Cardinal Health Foundation
- NIH Maternal Fetal Medicine Units Network
- NIH Neonatal Abstinence Grant
- The VMC Foundation
- Bili tool
- Premie Rec tools
Special Thanks
The NICU and Santa Clara Valley Medical Center would like to acknowledge these groups for their generous support.
To make a donation, please contact the VMC Foundation