Preparing for Discharge

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Neonatal Nurse, Mary Bubbers, gives advice on how to prepare the home and other things to consider when a preemie is being discharged from the NICU.

Your baby will be headed home before you know it. From picking the right car seat to home care instructions, be prepared for the big day.

Every parent looks forward to the day their baby will be discharged from the NICU, but having the baby home is going to present a new set of challenges for you. The more you can be mentally prepared, the easier it should be. This resource lists some realities you may face once you are home with your baby, and ways you can prepare for your baby's discharge. © TWN

Follow these special safety instructions to keep your preemie safe and healthy at home.

This brochure thanks family and friends for all of the love and support received while the baby has been in the NICU. Now that the family is coming home, they will need continued help and support. The doctors and nurses have provided information on how to keep the family and baby safe, happy and healthy, and there will be some extra precautions taken for the time being. © NICU Parent Network: Hand to Hold

We know that parents usually want their baby to come home as soon as possible. All of the NICU staff's decisions about when to discharge a baby are made with the baby's health and safety as our paramount concerns. We have general guidelines, as shown in this document, but these are individualized as needed in each baby's case. © TWN

Taking your baby home on medical equipment information sheet is designed to help families prepare to bring home a baby from the NICU on medical equipment. © March of Dimes

Getting ready to take your baby home from the NICU is a resource with information to help families prepare to take their baby home from the NICU, including a checklist. © March of Dimes

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