A diverse range of patients exists within a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), from premature neonates of 24 weeks' gestation to full-term neonates. Patients weigh anywhere between 500 g and 6 kg.
This is a level III Unit in the greater Turin area (1,500,000 inhabitants and 15,000 births per year) with a mean delivery rate of 4000 live births per year and 200 admissions to its NICU.