by Leigh Ann Torres | Feb 26, 2021 | Emotional Health
by Vedria E. Millage, LMSW and member of Hand to Hold Board of Directors Black History Month is an annual time to honor the rich culture and significant accomplishments of Black Americans throughout history as well as acknowledge shared experiences. While this is a...
by Leigh Ann Torres | Feb 22, 2021 | Emotional Health, News
In partnership with Sage Therapeutics, we’ve released a 5-episode miniseries on the Beyond the NICU podcast on the topic of maternal mental health in the NICU and after. Listen to all five episodes today, and subscribe to Beyond the NICU wherever you get your...
by Leigh Ann Torres | Feb 8, 2021 | NICU Life
Bonding with your NICU baby is not easy, but it is crucial not only to the infant’s health, but to your own. Parent interaction with a full-term baby is often immediate: holding, feeding, soothing. But when the unexpected happens and your baby is instead taken to the...
by Leigh Ann Torres | Dec 28, 2020 | Family Stories
When NICU families talk about what helped get them through their NICU stay, the transition to home, and the sometimes tumultuous months that can follow, it’s peer support in the NICU – support from other parents who have been down a similar road –...
by Leigh Ann Torres | Dec 21, 2020 | Family Stories
Before my twin sons were born at 23 weeks, I’d never heard of the NICU. But it was a place I would soon come to know well during our 296-day stay. by Valerie Rodriguez, mom to Cristiano and Cruz My entire pregnancy had been a surprise, but nothing prepared us for the...
