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Women's Health Services

Special Care Nursery (Specialized Newborn Care)

Baby in the Special Care Nursery.The Special Care Nursery staff at St. Anthony's Medical Center has the skill and technology to care for your newborn if it has special needs after delivery.

St. Anthony's and SSM Cardinal Glennon Children's Medical Center work together to provide around-the-clock neonatal care. A neonatal nurse practitioner is on-site at St. Anthony's 24 hours a day and neonatologists from Cardinal Glennon Children's Medical Center care for babies in the Special Care Nursery.

Neonatal Services

St. Anthony's offers a full range of neonatal intensive care services, including:

  • delivery of high-risk infants
  • premature babies
  • newborn resuscitation
  • specialized care for babies with respiratory problems requiring a ventilator
  • complete nutritional support
  • consultations with top-notch pediatricians and pediatric cardiologistsCardinal Glennon neonatologist checks on a newborn.

While we hope your baby never requires the high level care that our Special Care Nursery offers, we also hope it is comforting to know such expertise is available to you — right near your home.


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For information or a physician referral, please call 800-554-9550 or visit our online physician referral.

At St. Anthony's, our vision is to be the area's premier health care organization — and your first choice for health care services.