In this episode Dr. Swanson, a neonatal intensive care doctor (NICU) at University of Virginia Children's Hospital talks about: -What inspired him to become a neonatologist.

-Shares specific types of training NICU doctors need to care for a wide variety of children born with complex medical conditions.

-Why the child and parents benefit, if the parents can be at the bedside with the child, while in the NICU.

-Shares specific information on children born premature, with congenital heart disease, or other medical challenges.

-He also talks about the future of medicine and how it has the potential to help save even more children that will be born in a NICU.

-The newest technology that UVA is implementing to help the parents and children stay connected.

-He shares one test that UVA developed that saves 1 out of 50 babies lives who are born in the NICU.

-Offers advice on managing stress to parents who have a child in the NICU.

-He also discusses the unfortunate situations of when children in the NICU don't survive and how the doctors, nurses and hospital staff grieve and help the parents.

-Finally, he shares one of his greatest joys of being a NICU doctor.

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