[Transporation of high-risk new borns (author's transl)]

Organisation and results of a mobile intensive unit for high-risk neonates are reported. Within one year 134 transporations were required. Temperatures of the incubator from the beginning and the end of the transports as well as body temperature, blood gas analysis and blood sugar concentration of the neonates at arrival were choosen for quality control. The mortality of the newborn infants after admission was evaluated. The indications for transportation of severely ill infants are listed and the transport equipment is described.