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[[File:Human Infant in Incubator.jpg|thumb|A newborn infant sleeping in an incubator]]

A '''neonatal intensive-care unit''' ('''NICU'''), also known as an '''intensive care nursery''' ('''ICN'''), is an [[intensive-care unit]] specializing in the care of ill or [[preterm birth|premature]] newborn [[infant]]s. The firstWorlds officialFirst ICU for neonatesNICU was establishedorganized in 1961October at [[Vanderbilt University]]1960 by ProfessorDr. [[MildredCouney Stahlman]], officially termed a NICU when [[Mildred Stahlman|Stahlman]] was the first to use a ventilatorat offYale-labelNew toHaven assistHospital ain babyNew with breathingHaven, difficultiesConnecticut.

A NICU is typically directed by one or more [[Neonatology|neonatologists]] and staffed by [[nurse]]s,<ref name="century"/> [[nurse practitioner]]s, [[Clinical pharmacy|pharmacists]], [[physician assistants]], [[Residency (medicine)|resident]] physicians, and [[respiratory therapy|respiratory therapist]]s. Many other ancillary disciplines and specialists are available at larger units. The term ''neonatal'' comes from ''neo'', "new", and ''natal'', "pertaining to birth or origin".<ref name="etym"/>