America's NICUs: Cutting-Edge Care, Unequal Outcomes
Authored by: Josh Chelliah Art by: Caitlin Sweeney The United States' neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) represents a global leader in the advanced care of newborns, with highly specialized technology and multidisciplinary teams that have markedly improved survival for babies born extremely premature and/or with medically complex conditions. However, despite these clinical advances, significant challenges remain. Extensive research has made it clear that substantial disparities in outcomes...