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Department of Pediatrics

Neonatology 7mÊÓƵ

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Development of clinical programs represents a convergence of standard care and research that keeps 7mÊÓƵ neonatologists at the forefront of their field. These efforts extend the survival rates of neonates locally and worldwide through sharing the knowledge with the international healthcare community.

Texas Children’s Hospital, one of the nation's largest pediatric hospitals, is the primary pediatric teaching hospital of 7mÊÓƵ. The state-of-the art NICU provides advanced technological and nursing support systems, such as computerized monitoring for all infants, and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, nitric oxide ventilation, organ transplantation, renal dialysis and high frequency oscillatory ventilation for patients. Post discharge, NICU graduates can be followed at Texas Children’s outpatient clinics.

Texas Children's has a lactation program and mother’s own milk bank. Registered nurses who are certified lactation counselors and peer counselors provide services for breastfeeding mothers and their infants.

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Clinical Programs

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Read about the special clinical programs below on the website:

  • Acute Respiratory Support: Baylor physicians at Texas Children's Hospital have both ECMO and iNO at their disposal.
  • International Neonatology: Our physicians' involvement and perspective in international health care issues reaps benefits locally and globally.
  • Neonatal Nutrition Service: Our nutrition specialists are an integral part of that care for the patient populations we serve.
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NICU Affiliates

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Texas Children’s is proud to work with these hospitals to provide high-quality care to newborns:

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Meyer Center for Developmental Pediatrics

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The conducts follow-up clinics for graduates of the nurseries at Texas Children's and Ben Taub Hospitals.

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Houston Methodist Hospital

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is a nationally recognized hospital adjacent to Texas Children's. Houston Methodist houses a Level 2 nursery; infants who require Level 3 care are transferred to Texas Children's.

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Ben Taub Hospital

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Ben Taub Hospital, the central clinical care facility of the Harris Health System, is contiguous with 7mÊÓƵ in the heart of the Texas Medical Center. Ben Taub serves as a teaching hospital for all specialties and their subspecialties, including pediatrics and obstetrics.

This hospital delivers more than 4,000 infants each year and supports extensive newborn facilities that include a state-of-the art NICU: Level 3 (20 beds), Level 2 (35 beds), and a normal newborn nursery (50 beds).

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Community Hospitals

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Houston Methodist Baytown Hospital 

, also a full-service facility, is home to the Baylor-affiliated .

Houston Methodist ClearLake

is prepared for those newborns who need extra care. In partnership with Texas Children’s Hospital, our level II NICU, located next to the maternity unit, is staffed by highly trained nurses and expert neonatology providers who monitor our high-risk and premature babies.

Houston Methodist–West Campus

provides a full range of services, including labor & delivery, newborn care, and Level III neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) caring for babies of all gestational ages.

Houston Methodist Willowbrook Hospital

is a full-service facility with labor and delivery rooms, extended care nurseries, and pediatric services.

Houston Methodist–Woodlands

, a full-service, acute care hospital serving The Woodlands and communities in Montgomery County and the north Houston region.

Houston Methodist–Sugarland 

is prepared for those newborns who need extra care. In partnership with Texas Children’s Hospital, our level III NICU.

St. Luke's Health–Sugar Land Hospital

offers the latest technology and treatments for residents of Fort Bend County and Southwest Houston.

St. Luke's Health–The Woodlands Hospital

provides a full range of services, including labor & delivery, newborn care, and pediatrics.

St. Luke's Health–Bryan

Hospital’s labor, delivery, and recovery rooms provide extra comfort to expectant mothers, while private postpartum and NICU rooms allow for a more peaceful recovery.

St. Luke's Health—Lufkin

offers obstetrics and gynecology care, labor and delivery, Level II NICU in partnership with renowned Texas Children’s Hospital in Houston.

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Referrals

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To request a neonatal consultation at any of our locations, call (toll-free):

(877) 636-6283 (NEONATE)