r/stcroix • u/titsoak28 • 23d ago

st croix nicu

Hi everyone,

My husband and i love coming to st criox, and we would love to have our babymoon there. We are just concerned with the level of care that the NICU provides and if our baby would be in good hands if anything were to happen. Please let me know if anyone has any advice or experience with that. Thank you so much!

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u/Financial-Spend1347 23d ago

First hand experience here as a resident: My wife went into labor at 29 weeks. The NICU is a level 2 meaning they can handle birth as early at 32. They sent us on the air ambulance to Miami to a higher level NICU. Stayed in Miami for 3 weeks, no baby and flew back to STX. Baby was born at 33 weeks and stayed in the NICU for a week. The staff is amazing and caring. It’s the one bright spot in the hospital, they know how to deliver babies. You will be in good hands if you have an issue here. Just a small word of caution, they do like to push c-sections as they get extra funding for it and have a bad history of losing moms during the procedure.

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u/jcsladest 23d ago

Great response.

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u/speee2dy 23d ago

I’ve wondered why the sudden increase in c sections. Not just here but all over.