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Step 1
Request a referral from your obstetrician, midwife, delivery hospital or pediatrician. If a specific neonatologist referral is not available, call your insurance company or use their web-based doctor search.
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Step 2
Call to verify that your insurance covers the neonatologist. Have the neonatologist's office address and phone number ready.
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Step 3
Tour the labor and delivery ward(s) and newborn intensive care units (NICUs) of hospitals where the neonatologist has privileges, if your baby has not yet arrived. Deliver your baby in one of these hospitals. Contact the neonatologist's office for a list of locations.
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Step 4
Call the neonatologist's office to set up an appointment. Request an initial meet-and-greet visit and, if possible, watch how the neonatologist interacts with your baby.










