Section management
Division management
Ward management
Deputy ward manager
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Range of services
- Intensive medical care for children of all ages with acutely life-threatening illnesses
- All forms of ventilation including high-frequency ventilation, inhalation with nitric oxide
- Procedures for renal replacement therapy (haemofiltration)
- Procedures for systemic cooling after resuscitation measures
- Advice for pregnant women together with the gynaecological clinic in the event of an imminent premature birth
- Emergency neonatal service
- Consultation with specialists from other departments and clinics
- Follow-up examinations at regular intervals by the Social Paediatric Centre and Paediatric Neurology section
The children entrusted to us are at the centre of our work. Our dedicated team of experienced doctors, nurses and other support staff are on hand to provide safety and the best possible treatment at a critical time. We want to give you as parents hope and reassurance so that together we can work optimistically towards the future until your child and you can cope without our help. We all listen to your questions, concerns and needs and respond to any uncertainties and problems that arise.
Ceremonial handover of the "Baby Muck" emergency ambulance to the German Red Cross by the Förderkreis on 16 December 2010.
The "Baby Muck" project was launched in March 2009 under the patronage of Mayor Gönner, Mayor Noerenberg, District Administrator Seifert and District Administrator Geßner. Premature and newborn children from East Wuerttemberg and neighbouring Bavaria have to be transferred to the neonatology department of the Ulm Children's Hospital time and again due to extreme prematurity, special examinations or surgical interventions. Furthermore, newborns born unexpectedly ill have to be transported from neighbouring maternity clinics to our children's hospital in Ulm. Premature babies and newborns transferred to the highly specialised perinatal centre at Ulm University Hospital are often transported back to children's hospitals, particularly in the Ulm neonatology working group, for further care close to home once they have survived the initial treatment phase.
22 months after the collection campaign, the acquisition costs of 250,000.00 euros were raised thanks to many small and large donations. On 16 December 2010, the "Baby Muck" was handed over to the German Red Cross Ulm in a festive ceremony by Mrs Mathilde Maier (1st Chairwoman of the Förderkreis für intensivpflegebedürftige Kinder Ulm e.V.).
The chassis of the baby emergency ambulance has a very special air suspension system based on the latest findings, which softens vibrations and thus minimises the transport risk for even the smallest patients. The vehicle is equipped with the latest radio technology and a high-tech, state-of-the-art transport incubator. Other special features of the baby emergency ambulance include the option of controlled cooling treatment for newborn babies who have suffered oxygen distress at birth, as well as a small mobile sonography unit, which was purchased for diagnostic purposes in special circulatory situations. The medical team consists of medical specialists and experienced nursing staff with several years of professional experience at the University Children's Hospital Ulm. The operational area covers the whole of East Wuerttemberg and neighbouring Bavaria from Lake Constance to Aalen.
The Neonatology Department of the University Children's Hospital has a neonatal emergency doctor available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, who can be called on at short notice via the intensive care unit.
Telephone: 0731-500 57460 (intensive care unit)
Thanks to generous support from the Förderkreis intensivlepfedürftiger Kinder and many donors from Ulm and the surrounding area, a new vehicle was purchased in December 2010, which is equipped with the latest technology and equipment for transporting premature and newborn babies.
Why do we need an emergency baby ambulance?
The vast majority of women with premature babies can be transferred to our clinic prenatally. The vehicle is available for the few unpredictable premature births in external clinics and for newborns born unexpectedly ill. We also use this vehicle for transfers to specialised cardiac centres, with which we work closely, and above all for repatriations close to home to children's hospitals in East Württemberg and neighbouring Bavaria, which work closely with us. You can request information about this neonatal emergency medical service at any time from the Neonatology and Paediatric Intensive Care Section. Surrounding clinics and facilities receive special emergency numbers on individual request, which are always available around the clock.
Information about the Women's Milk Bank Ulm
Breast milk is the optimal food for almost all infants in the first few months of life. Due to its unique nutrient composition, it has a clear advantage over artificial neonatal nutrition, especially for premature and sick newborns.
If the mother's own milk is not or not yet sufficiently available, it is recommended that infants, especially premature babies and sick newborns, are fed with quality-controlled donor milk.
We therefore opened a breast milk bank at the Ulm Children's Hospital in April 2019.
The aim of our breast milk bank is to temporarily supply donor milk to premature babies with a low birth weight and sick newborns whose mothers cannot or cannot yet breastfeed at our paediatric clinic.
Modern and comprehensive examination and processing methods are necessary to prevent the transmission of infections via donated breast milk.
Since 2023, we have also been accepting mothers as donors whose children are not undergoing inpatient treatment with us.
If you have any questions, please contact the team at the Frauenmilchbank Ulm
Medical management:
Senior physician Dr Stefanie Baranowski
Senior physician Dr Lisa Schiefele
Contact:frauenmilchbank.neo@uniklinik-ulm.de
Mail:
Phone: 0731-500 57 238
Monday 9.00-13.00
Tuesday 9.00-12.30
Wednesday 13.00 -17.00
Thursday 9.00-12.30
Friday 9.00-13.30
Outside these hours for urgent matters: Phone: 0731-500 57 189
The Ulm Perinatal Centre has been a great success under the leadership of Prof. Dr. H. Hummler (Neonatology) and PD Dr. Reister (Obstetrics). Thanks to a broad-based initiative by many doctors, nursing staff and gynaecologists, the rate of cerebral haemorrhage as a complication of premature birth has been significantly reduced. In the past, Ulm University Hospital had an average rate of cerebral haemorrhages compared to the state of Baden-Württemberg. However, this rate has been halved in the last 2 years. Brain haemorrhages in premature babies often lead to permanently impaired development. We are therefore very pleased about this great success.
Volume 2013 "Survival of premature babies without severe illness"Unfortunately, the rate of surviving premature babies without severe illness is currently calculated in the Aqua-Institut (Internet) without taking into account children transferred close to home. As the Ulm Perinatal Centre treats a particularly large number of very immature premature babies as part of the Ulm Children's Neonatology Working Group, the children transferred back to neighbouring children's hospitals close to home are not included in these statistics and are incorrectly counted as "discharged ill". The correct treatment results, taking into account all children treated (including those transferred close to home), can be found here.
Treatment outcomes of premature babies at the Perinatal Centre Ulm 1974-2013
Treatment outcomes of premature babies at the Perinatal Centre Ulm 1974-2015
Treatment outcomes of premature babies at the Perinatal Centre Ulm 1974-2016
Treatment outcomes for premature babies at the Ulm Perinatal Centre 1974-2017
Treatment outcomes of premature babies at the Perinatal Centre Ulm 1974-2018
The birth of your child/children is one of the most important and exciting moments in the life of your child and your entire family. The paediatric clinics that are members of the Ulm Neonatology Working Group take special care of you and your family if nature has not planned a completely straightforward course for your pregnancy and/or the birth of your child or children. Our aim is to make the time of pregnancy, birth and postnatal care of your child or children as safe and pleasant as possible while catering for the special needs of the family. The merger of our paediatric clinics into an efficient working group serves this goal, ensuring risk-adapted care for births with and without risk as close to home as possible.
The clinics actively exchange experiences and monitor the quality of results in the entire region. In particular, the prenatal transfer of premature babies with the highest risk to the perinatal centre in Ulm or Stuttgart and the return transfer close to home to the relevant paediatric clinics once the acute phase is over are elementary components of our successful cooperation. Transfers to and from these centres are carried out by an experienced team using a new baby emergency ambulance purchased in December 2010.
The regionalisation of high-risk premature and newborn babies in our region is supported organisationally by a voluntary association of several paediatric clinics to form a neonatology working group. This working group was initiated by Prof. Pohlandt in 1988. The following paediatric clinics currently participate in the Ulm Neonatology Working Group:
- Section of Neonatology and Paediatric Intensive Care Medicine, Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Ulm University Hospital (Dr. J. Essers)
- Clinic for Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Ostalbklinikum Aalen (Dr J. Riedel)
- Clinic for Children and Adolescents, Friedrichshafen Hospital (Dr S. Kallsen)
- Clinic for Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Klinik am Eichert, Kliniken des Landkreises Göppingen gGmbH (Dr F. Kaßberger)
- Clinic for Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Klinikum Heidenheim (Dr A. Schneider)
- Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Oberschwabenklinik GmbH, Ravensburg (PD Dr A. Artlich)
- Helios Klinikum Pforzheim GmbH (Prof Dr M. Mihatsch)
- Clinic for Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Diakonoie-Klinikum Schwäbisch Hall (Prof. A. Holzinger)
The Ulm Neonatology Working Group is also a forum for the intensive exchange of experience and ideas between all participating clinics. The aims of the working group are the continuous improvement of the quality of neonatological care, the exchange of scientific information, the intensification of personal exchange (through consultation, practical experience, work shadowing), further training and the promotion of cooperation between the administrations of the individual clinics. The Ulm Neonatology Working Group works according to its own rules of procedure.
Transfer criteria for the re-transfer of patients assigned to Ulm to other hospitals in the Ulm neonatology working group were defined by joint resolutions in 2005 and 2006.