Conditions We Treat

Babies whose primary diagnosis is prematurity and just need extra time in the hospital to grow and develop are cared for by Children's neonatologists in the NICUs at the University of Washington, Providence Regional Medical Center in Everett, Valley Medical Center in Renton and St Joseph’s Medical Center in Tacoma.

Newborns and premature babies with complex medical and surgical conditions need to be treated in the NICU at Seattle Children's Hospital. Among the many rare and complex conditions treated at Seattle Children's NICU are:

• Airway birth defects that interfere with breathing  
• Birth asphyxia  
• Birth defects of the heart  
• Bladder and genital defects  
• Bone Tumors and Soft Tissue Tumors
• Brain malformations including arteriovenous malformations (AVM)
• Bronchopulmonary dysplasia
• Congenital diaphragmatic hernia  
• Conjoined twins  
• Gastroschisis  
• Hydrocephalus  
• Infections of the bloodstream  
• Intestinal atresia  
• Kidney and urinary birth defects  
• Meconium aspiration  
• Meningitis  
• Metabolic disorders and genetic problems  
• Micrognathia (Robin sequence)  
• Myelomeningocele and all other birth defects of the brain and spine
• Necrotizing enterocolitis
• Neonatal seizures
• Neonatal stroke
• Neuroblastoma
• Omphalocele  
• Respiratory distress syndrome  
• Respiratory failure  
• Short bowel syndrome  
• Tracheoesophageal fistula