A team of physicians, nurse practitioners, speech pathologists, occupational therapists, physical therapists, registered dietitians, and psychologists provide comprehensive developmental evaluations and link infants and toddlers to community services such as Early Intervention. The first visit is scheduled 4-6 weeks after discharge from the hospital. The Collaborative for Maternal and Infant Health provides staff support to this clinic.
The Special Infant Care Brochure has additional information about our services. This document describes a typical patient journey through developmental follow-up care.
SICC Criteria
- Infants with birth weight < 1250 grams or gestational age ≤ 32w0d weeks
- Grade III or IV IVH, PVL, hydrocephalus, meningitis
- Perinatal Asphyxia (umbilical pH < 7.0, abnormal EEG, HIE and/or whole body cooling)
- Severe CLD or airway anomalies: discharged home on oxygen or with a tracheostomy
- Infant with IUDE who require pharmacological intervention for NAS, complex social situations, and/or home hospice will be considered on individual basis
- Infant with major congenital heart disease or utilization of cardiac bypass during surgical repair
- Infant who required ECMO
- Hyperbilirubinemia requiring exchange transfusion
- Neurologic disorders, hyper or hypotonia, or seizures
- Genetic disorders associated with neurodevelopmental delays
- Congenital infections
- Congenital hypothyroidism
- Gastrostomy tube dependence
- Critical CHD as defined by AHA:
- Hypoplastic left heart syndrome
- Pulmonary atresia
- Tetralogy of Fallot
- Total anomalous pulmonary venous return
- Transposition of the great arteries
- Tricuspid atresia
- Truncus arteriosus
- Cardiac surgery before 30 days of age (adjusted age < 44 weeks PMA)
- History of cardiopulmonary bypass
- Cardiac catheterization before 30 days of age
Contact Us:
SICC Nurse Coordinator, Jenny Lowndes: 984-974-2447
SICC Scheduling: 984-974-7337
SICC Fax: 984-974-7857
