Condition
Newborn Infections
Serious infections in the first weeks of life, which are treated in the hospital with antibiotics and close monitoring.
Also called: neonatal sepsis, infection in newborn
Who Can Help with Newborn Infections?
- Neonatologists
A pediatrician who cares for newborns who are premature or seriously ill, usually in a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU).
Related
- Abdominal Wall Defects
- Birth Defects
- Brain Bleeds in Premature Babies
- Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia
- Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia
- Congenital Heart Disease
- Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy
- Infant Feeding Problems
- Low Birth Weight
- Low Blood Sugar in Newborns
- Necrotizing Enterocolitis
- Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
- Neonatal Intensive Care
- Newborn Breathing Problems
- Newborn Cooling Therapy
- Newborn Jaundice
General information, not medical advice. Ask a provider about newborn infections and what is right for you.