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Neonatal_In the Winchester unit, parents are encouraged to spend time with their baby, whether five minutes or three hours, Straight said. The staff works toward the integration of the baby into the household.Dr. Helen O’Donovan, neona-tologist at Winchester Medical Center, said she came to Winchester from Reston, and is very pleased with the unit here.tAt\from Page Cl L *- S]“We have had up to six babies ^at a time,” O’Donovan said, “and ^it can get pretty cramped in there with equipment, staff, and fami- qlies. The average stay for our ba- ylt;bies varies enormously, from several days to several months. We 41 have no fixed discharge weight for babies—it depends on when they N,are gestationally mature enough i4to go home.” 24
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Winchester Star
Winchester, Virginia, US
Mon, Nov 14, 1994
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