Department of Pediatrics

30-Year Boom in NICU Capacity Hasn’t Lowered Mortality

Written by Medscape | March 26, 2025

Despite a mass increase in neonatologists and NICU beds, research shows it hasn't decreased newborn mortality rates. Robert Kiley, MD, Medical Director of Neonatology at Children’s Colorado, Colorado Springs, says there's multiple reasons why that's not surprising.