When your baby is born early, every minute, move and detail matters. Here’s how we make a difference:
We Plan Before Your Baby is Born
Through our fetal care network, we meet with and support families, even before delivery. These early connections can happen over video call or at one of our staffed delivery centers throughout the Valley. We team up with you, your obstetrician (OB) and other providers to prepare for your baby’s arrival.
Seamless Delivery and Care
Many babies we see are born at St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center, one of our partner locations. St. Joseph’s has one of the most advanced delivery centers in the region, with bedside surgery capabilities and full specialty support. In many cases, we can stabilize and care for your child right there. If they need a higher level of support, we can safely transfer them to our level IV NICU.
A Team That Knows Your Baby
Whether your baby stays at St. Joseph’s or moves to the Phoenix Children’s NICU, you’ll see the same doctors and nurses throughout. That means familiar faces, consistent care and a smoother experience. We’ll take the time to learn your baby’s needs and get to know your family deeply over time.
Proven, Detailed Protocols
Our team follows established checklists and evidence-based care, especially in the first critical hours of life. We focus on breathing, temperature, nutrition, infection prevention and brain development – and we measure our outcomes to constantly improve.
Dedicated Nutrition Team
Feeding and growing are huge milestones for premature babies. Our nutrition and lactation team stays involved from birth through discharge to help your child meet growth goals.
Nonstop Support After the NICU
After your baby leaves the NICU, care doesn’t stop. We refer every baby to our Newborn Early Screening Team (NEST) Clinic, where we make follow-up visits as easy as possible. At each appointment, you’ll see a neonatologist, therapists and other specialists – all in one place, at one time. We also offer special NEST visits that include extra support from our nutrition and rehabilitation teams. This way, your baby gets the well-rounded care they need to keep growing strong.
Innovative Research
From studying ways to detect early lung disease to creating new tools for tracking development, we stay engaged in leading research to shape the future of tiny baby care.
Benchmarking and Quality Improvement
We’re part of national groups like the Children’s Hospitals Neonatal Consortium (CHNC) and Vermont Oxford Network, which track outcomes and share data so we can keep improving.
