If your premature baby is born in a hospital without a neonatal intensive care unit or NICU, it is possible that he or she will have to be transported to another hospital that provides a higher level of care.
Even if your hospital has a NICU, it is still possible that a transfer could be necessary, for example if they have a Level II NICU and your premature baby needs the specialized care that can only be provided at a Level III nursery.
Although this photo shows a NICU transport helicopter, depending on how stable they are and how far they have to travel, many premature babies are also transported by NICU transport ambulances.
