"NICU" is a the twelfth episode of the tenth season of ER. It first aired on NBC in January 15, 2004. It was written by Lisa Zwerling and directed by series star Laura Innes. That episode features med students Abby Lockhart and Neela Rasgotra go on a toughest rotation after being assigned to the Neo-natal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) and face some high and low emotions during their 21-day rotation. Among the cases are the birth of Henry Lopez, the son of Kerry Weaver and Sandy Lopez.