by Leigh Ann Torres | Oct 24, 2024 | News
AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 17, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Hand to Hold, a national nonprofit that provides early intervention mental health support for Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) and bereaved parents, will host its annual virtual National NICU Mental Health...
by Leigh Ann Torres | Oct 21, 2024 | NICU Heroes Podcast
Guest: Kandi Pickard, President and CEO, National Down Syndrome Society In this episode: List two examples of preferred language clinicians can use when talking about children with Down Syndrome. Explain three ways a nurse may assist a family after they receive an...
by Leigh Ann Torres | Oct 16, 2024 | NICU Babies Parent Support Podcast
Guest: Mary Lenaburg, Special Needs & Bereaved Mom Hope needs a face. We often wonder how parents and caregivers of very medically fragile children can find joy and hope, even in the midst of long days, hospital stays and unimaginable grief, but they do. Today’s...
by Leigh Ann Torres | Oct 2, 2024 | NICU Babies Parent Support Podcast
Guest: Suzanne Blume, Special Ed Teacher & Diagnostician You’re worried your child may need special education services, but you don’t know where to start, what questions to ask or how to advocate for your child properly. Former special ed teacher and...
by Leigh Ann Torres | Sep 25, 2024 | Family Stories, Nutrition
This article is sponsored by Prolacta Bioscience. Navigating the feeding journey with your NICU baby can be challenging. When you have a baby in the NICU, feeding can look very different, both in how you feed your baby and what you feed your baby. And as a key member...