Monash Newborn

Monash Newborn provides exceptional care and treatment for sick and premature babies across Melbourne’s south-east at four hospital locations:

• Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) – Monash Children’s Hospital, Clayton
• Special Care Nursery – Casey Hospital
• Special Care Nursery – Dandenong Hospital
• Special Care Nursery – Sandringham Hospital

Monash Newborn at the Monash Children’s Hospital is the largest of the five Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICUs) in Victoria.

Our experienced teams of neonatologists (neonatal paediatricians) and neonatal nurses deliver 24-hour specialist care to ensure the best possible outcomes for the 1,500 babies admitted every year.

Monash Newborn at the Monash Children’s Hospital has been designed to deliver family-centred healthcare based on a partnership between parents, care teams and the extended family. The rooms have space and privacy for families, and enable families to actively participate in the care of their baby. There are also designated family areas and facilities including ‘rooming in’ rooms where the family can stay overnight or longer before taking their baby home.

The babies in Monash Newborn at the Monash Children’s Hospital may have been born at Monash Medical Centre, Clayton, but some come from other hospitals, regional areas and occasionally other states. Many babies arrive via the Paediatric Infant Perinatal Emergency Retrieval (PIPER) service which transfers very sick newborns and infants between hospitals in Victoria.

Babies may require medical or surgical treatment. Some may have had medical conditions identified before birth by our Fetal Diagnostic Unit and require medical or surgical intervention before and after birth.

Following birth and admission to Monash Newborn, parents receive a discharge or transfer plan for their baby and may also be referred to other specialist services.

Discharge planning may include transfer to one of our other units for ongoing care that is closer to home for our families.

After discharge, selected groups of babies receive follow-up care in Monash Health outpatient clinics, including at our special Growth and Development Clinic which focuses on the first two years of life.

Service Director Monash Newborn: (03) 8572 3650
Director Clinical Operations Monash Newborn: (03) 8572 3650

• Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) – Monash Children’s Hospital, Clayton: (03) 8572 3600
• Special Care Nursery – Casey Hospital: (03) 8768 1825 or (03) 8768 1819
• Special Care Nursery – Dandenong Hospital: 0498 197 073
• Special Care Nursery – Sandringham Hospital: (03) 9076 1572