How will the doctor decide my baby is ready to go home from the newborn ICU?
In deciding a baby is ready to come home, we don’t use any particular weight but we look at their skills. For example, some of the things a preterm baby needs to show us he can do before going home are: being able to take all of his feedings by breast or bottle and gain weight; being able to keep himself warm outside of an incubator, and not needing any medications or special treatment that you can’t give him at home.
