by Hand to Hold Staff | Feb 17, 2017 | Medical Info & Resources, Professional Insight
by Dr. Patrick Hodges I have been caring for newborns and their families in neonatal intensive care units for over 25 years. I have seen incredible advancements, which have had historic impacts on the care and outcomes of these fragile babies. I can say without...
by Hand to Hold Staff | Feb 15, 2017 | Life after the NICU, Medical Info & Resources
Prematurity is the gift that keeps on giving. Even if you were lucky enough to escape the NICU with no lingering complications, sometimes issues will crop up much later that leave you wondering if prematurity is rearing its ugly head again. For us, it has been hearing...
by Hand to Hold Staff | Jan 30, 2017 | Life after the NICU, Medical Info & Resources
by Shelley Colquitt, mother of two daughters, one who spent time in the NICU as a result of a rare disease I was excited and scared when we finally got to bring our youngest daughter, Mighty Z, home from the hospital. It had been six long months since she had been...
by Hand to Hold Staff | Jan 23, 2017 | Medical Info & Resources, NICU Life, Professional Insight
by Dawn K. Gibson, LCSW When you initially became pregnant, birthing your baby and having him or her whisked away to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) by hospital staff was most likely not in your plan. Many parents know that bonding after childbirth is...
by Hand to Hold Staff | Jan 9, 2017 | Medical Info & Resources, NICU Life
The first thing you’re staring at in the picture is that scalp IV. It looks terrible, painful, and generally uncomfortable. Rest assured it is the best IV for a tiny preemie like my 24-weeker. They can’t move their head very much, so it doesn’t...
by Hand to Hold Staff | Jan 4, 2017 | Medical Info & Resources, Pregnancy & Bedrest
By Darline Turner-Lee, mother to preemie Vanessa and founder of Mamas on Bedrest & Beyond As a parent of a late-term preemie, I found myself completely unprepared for the emotional fallout after my child was born early and with breathing problems. Term births are...
