The intermediate care unit (IMP) provides comprehensive nursing care for two groups of newborns.

1. Newborns from the NICU and ICU who no longer require intensive care but whose medical condition does not yet allow them to be discharged home. Babies grow stronger and gain weight here. The IMP offers more space and time for parents, who learn how to provide all the necessary follow-up care at home. Special attention is given to breastfeeding and nutrition. The healthcare team approaches each baby individually according to their current needs and is always ready to help. The IMP has a limited number of beds for mothers. If your baby is transferred from the ICU or NICU to the IMP and the expected discharge is not immediate, you will be sent home and can regularly visit and stay by your baby’s side according to your availability. However, overnight stays are at home. One to two weeks before the planned discharge, you will be re-admitted and stay in the hospital 24/7 until your baby goes home.
2. Newborns born slightly prematurely (from the 32nd week of gestation), who require enhanced care and monitoring and whose postnatal adaptation is sufficiently stable so that intensive care is not needed. After the birth of a slightly premature newborn, you will likely be admitted to the postpartum unit and remain close to your baby. Although the baby does not require intensive care, it is common for them to be placed in an observation box for the first few hours or days after birth, where nurses continuously monitor them. You can be by your baby’s side at any time and attend to them according to your condition and the baby’s needs. Basic aspects of comprehensive nursing care provided by the mother include measuring temperature, diapering, positioning, and, of course, breastfeeding. Nurses will also teach you many other care activities. If family and hospital conditions allow, you can stay with your baby in the hospital for the entire duration of their stay (usually several days to weeks) in our unit. Specific individual arrangements will be discussed with your baby’s attending physician.