NICU Blog

8 Reasons to read Ready for Air, A Journey Through Premature Motherhood

8 Reasons to read Ready for Air, A Journey Thro...

My most recent read was Kate Hopper’s Ready for Air, a Journey through Premature Motherhood and I thoroughly enjoyed it. From the instant I felt it in my hands, I wanted...

8 Reasons to read Ready for Air, A Journey Thro...

My most recent read was Kate Hopper’s Ready for Air, a Journey through Premature Motherhood and I thoroughly enjoyed it. From the instant I felt it in my hands, I wanted...

Honoring Your NICU Journey with Beads of Courage

Honoring Your NICU Journey with Beads of Courage

Guest blogger Sara Bollinger shares with us her NICU adventures and her personal experience with this inspiring Beads of Courage organization. "I am the mother to a three-year-old son who...

Honoring Your NICU Journey with Beads of Courage

Guest blogger Sara Bollinger shares with us her NICU adventures and her personal experience with this inspiring Beads of Courage organization. "I am the mother to a three-year-old son who...

Family Involvement in the NICU - Research Shows how Important it is

Family Involvement in the NICU - Research Shows...

An article came out recently, by Sheryl Ubelacker of The Canadian Press, which I believe NICU staff and parents everywhere should read. It's about Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto, and...

Family Involvement in the NICU - Research Shows...

An article came out recently, by Sheryl Ubelacker of The Canadian Press, which I believe NICU staff and parents everywhere should read. It's about Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto, and...

A Preemie Story You'll Love - A Must-Read NICU Memoir

A Preemie Story You'll Love - A Must-Read NICU ...

Here is one book you will want to read if you have a preemie in your life. Titled Preemie: Lessons in Love, Life, and Motherhood, this story provides a hopeful...

A Preemie Story You'll Love - A Must-Read NICU ...

Here is one book you will want to read if you have a preemie in your life. Titled Preemie: Lessons in Love, Life, and Motherhood, this story provides a hopeful...

SIDS and Your NICU Baby

SIDS and Your NICU Baby

Here's an interesting, NICU-relevant bit of information from the journal Pediatrics (2011). It's about having babies sleep on their backs (supine) earlier in their NICU stay, for SIDS prevention after...

SIDS and Your NICU Baby

Here's an interesting, NICU-relevant bit of information from the journal Pediatrics (2011). It's about having babies sleep on their backs (supine) earlier in their NICU stay, for SIDS prevention after...

Kangaroo Care for your NICU baby

Kangaroo Care for your NICU baby

Kangaroo care is another term for skin-to-skin holding, and it is wonderful. It's something you should be asking your NICU team about right away, if you haven't started already. Skin-to-skin...

Kangaroo Care for your NICU baby

Kangaroo care is another term for skin-to-skin holding, and it is wonderful. It's something you should be asking your NICU team about right away, if you haven't started already. Skin-to-skin...