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A baby was just born! That's right, a baby is born every 8 seconds in the U.S. That's almost 11 thousand babies in just one day. And for every new baby, there's a nurse to offer comfort and care.

For the roughly 8% of babies who are admitted to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) each year, there's a special group of hospital heroes who care for the most vulnerable babies from day 1: Neonatal nurses!

This Neonatal Nurses Day, step into their clogs and take a look at the lifesaving work these superstars perform every day:



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Coalition to Protect America's Health Care