Discharge Preparation

As a service to our patients and their families, to ensure that our babies continue to thrive after they go home, we offer a discharge preparation class. This class helps provide information on caring for your growing premature infant at home. As you baby gets closer to discharge from the hospital, your baby’s nurse or other team member will suggest attending the class. In addition, your baby’s nurse will help you learn how to care for your baby, from giving baby a bath to giving any medicines that might be necessary. After you and your baby are home, a home health nurse will come to visit you, to check on baby’s progress and to answer those questions that always arise once baby is at home.

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