A woman in premature labor delivers an extremely low-birth-weight (ELBW)infant.Transport to a neonatal intensive care unit is indicated.The nurse explains that which level of service is needed?

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A level IIIB neonatal unit has the capability of providing care for ELBW infants,including high-frequency ventilation and on-site access to medical subspecialties and pediatric surgery.A level I facility manages normal maternal and newborn care.Infants at less than 35 weeks of gestation are stabilized and transported to a facility that can provide appropriate care.A level IA facility does not exist.Level II facilities provide care for infants born at 32 weeks of gestation and weighing more than 1500 g.If the infant is ill,the health problems are expected to resolve rapidly and are not anticipated to require specialty care.

A Woman in Premature Labor Delivers an Extremely Low-Birth-Weight (ELBW)infant