These are the major complications/conditions premature babies face whilst in NICU. My son had a PDA which was closed with medication, Chronic Lung Disease which saw him on oxygen for 3 months & an also an inguinal hernia which was operated on just before discharge.

persistent ductus arteriosus (PDA), which is a blood vessel near the [...]

Babies born very prematurely have markedly less developed brains than those born at full term, a two-year Victorian study has revealed.
The study, which examined magnetic resonance images of premature babies’ brains and compared them with those of full-term infants, found that those born before 26 weeks gestation were at high risk of major brain development [...]

Doctors are warning parents of a virus that is potentially life-threatening to infants, particularly premature babies, on the first National Premmie Day. The day has been launched with a warning about respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, a common virus that causes about 6,000 children to be treated in hospital every year in Australia.
The risk of [...]

Scientists have found evidence that the cox-2 inhibitor celecoxib, a common pain reliever used to treat arthritis, may offer a new way to reduce the risk of the most common cause of brain damage in babies born prematurely.The work involves shoring up blood vessels in a part of the brain that in premature infants is [...]