Today we went to Hospital del Nino where we spent time in the neonatal center. There were a total of ninety beds which were divided into two sections, intensive care and intermediate care. Babies who weighed 5.5lbs or more were considered normal and able to go home after one day of observation. If the baby weighed 4.4lbs or less, the baby had to stay in the neonatal center until stable enough for the mother to take the baby home. Currently the smallest baby present weighed around 1.1lbs. The length of stay could be anywhere from a couple of days to months depending on the diagnosis. Parents of the baby were allowed to visit for one hour each day while the grandfather was allowed to visit for one hour on Wednesdays only. Overall, when you looked at the babies in their incubators, they looked so small and delicate as if they were baby dolls.
Melissa Skrzypek
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