Newborn Nursery

The Newborn Nursery at Parkland Memorial Hospital admits over 15,000 babies each year.  Because of the large volume, many unique and interesting medical challenges arise.  Patient care is provided by faculty, house staff and nurse practitioners.  Patient care issues include the following:

Complete care of the term and near-term newborn from delivery through discharge, including anticipatory guidance for the parents

• Assessment and management of breastfeeding
• Early follow-up care of the infant with common problems such as weight loss, jaundice, and breastfeeding issues
• Care of Level II patients (e.g. those with pneumonia and other transient respiratory problems, illicit drug exposure, hypoglycemia)
• Neonatal resuscitation experience in the Delivery Room

The nurse practitioners in the Parkland Memorial Hospital Newborn Nursery assist in providing the following services:

• Care and management of the babies
• Delivery room attendance and neonatal stabilization for lower-risk deliveries
• Lumbar punctures and circumcisions
• Maintenance of a short-term outpatient follow-up program
• Education of medical students and residents

For further information, please contact Greg Jackson, M.D., M.B.A. or Dorothy Sendelbach, M.D.