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This part of the Victorian Government Health Information Website contains information relating to neonatal services in public hospitals in Victoria.

Neonatal services provide care for sick babies in the period immediately following their birth, including premature and low birth weight babies and babies born with congenital or other conditions which compromise their health or survival. 

The neonatal service system in Victoria comprises four neonatal intensive care units (NICUs), 18 special care nurseries (SCNs) and the Newborn Emergency Transport Service (NETS).

 

  
Last updated: 26 August, 2008

Contact: For general enquiries Tel. (03) 9096 7798

This web site is managed and authorised by the Statewide Emergency, Critical Care & Surgical Services Program Unit of the Metropolitan Health and Aged Care Services Division, Victorian State Government, Department of Human Services, Australia

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