Caring for Sick Babies
As a Neonatal Nurse Practitioner, Stephanie Nelson works with Neonatologists and other team members taking care of premature and critically ill newborn babies in the NICU.
She cares for infants with a range of conditions including:
- Prematurity
- Respiratory failure
- Congenital anomalies
- Pulmonary hypertension
- Hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy
- Seizures
- Congenital heart disease
- Sepsis
She specializes in resuscitation and stabilization of infants at birth. She is also a Neonatal Resuscitation Program Instructor and member of the NICU Chronic Respiratory Care team providing specialized care for infants with chronic lung disease.
Speaks: English