by Leigh Ann Torres | Oct 7, 2026 | NICU Babies Parent Support Podcast
Guest: Susan Hwang, MD MPH PhD Lula O. Lubchenco Chair in Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine Trigger warning: death and dying Exhaustion and sleep deprivation is a part of any parent’s story. In this episode, we visit with...
by Leigh Ann Torres | Sep 30, 2026 | NICU Babies Parent Support Podcast
Guests: Keishera & Greg Joubert NICU parents The possible outcomes for Keishera and Greg Joubert’s baby, Cassian, with Congenital High Airway Obstruction Syndrome (CHAOS) were grim. Doctors tried one option and failed, so in an act of faith surgeons tried a highly...
by Leigh Ann Torres | Sep 21, 2026 | NICU Heroes Podcast
Guest: Tori Meskin, MSN, RNC-NIC NICU Nurse In this episode: Identify primary drivers of burnout specific to NICU nursing. Differentiate between compassion fatigue, secondary traumatic stress, and moral distress. Describe practical boundary-setting strategies in...
by Leigh Ann Torres | Sep 16, 2026 | NICU Babies Parent Support Podcast
Guest: Dr. Gal Barbut, Neonatologist He loves babies, AND he’s got dad jokes. While the NICU can be an intense, and often serious, place, neonatologist Dr. Gal Barbut believes that well-timed levity allows doctors, nurses and NICU professionals to better connect with...
by Leigh Ann Torres | Sep 7, 2026 | Medical Info & Resources
This article is sponsored by Prolacta Bioscience. When Leslie Hoops was induced at 33 weeks due to severe preeclampsia, she could only think at that moment whether her son would be delivered healthy. She wasn’t thinking about what would happen next, or what decisions...
