by Hand to Hold Staff | Sep 12, 2016 | Life after the NICU, Medical Info & Resources
Whether your baby is diagnosed in utero or after birth, the diagnosis of hydrocephalus comes as a shock to any parent. A sad fact is that Intraventricular Hemorrhage (IVH) is the leading cause of hydrocephalus in preterm infants and varying levels of IVH are very...
by Hand to Hold Staff | Aug 18, 2016 | Medical Info & Resources, Mental Health, Professional Insight
The following post is the third installment of a three-part series on PPD and PTSD in NICU parents. Visit part 1, Postpartum Depression and PTSD in Fathers, and part 2, Postpartum Depression After a Complicated Delivery. A Traumatic Delivery It might surprise you to...
by Hand to Hold Staff | Jul 21, 2016 | Medical Info & Resources, Mental Health, Professional Insight
The following post is the second part of a three-part series on PPD and PTSD in NICU parents. Visit part 1 of the series: Postpartum Depression and PTSD in Fathers, and stay tuned for Part 3 in August! We have heard more and more in the news about how common...
by Hand to Hold Staff | Jun 20, 2016 | Fatherhood, Medical Info & Resources, Mental Health, Professional Insight
This post is the first installment in a three-part series on PPD and PTSD in NICU parents. Visit part 2 of the series: Postpartum Depression after a Complicated Delivery, and part 3: Postpartum PTSD: How to Manage a Traumatic Birth Experience. We spend a lot of time...
by Hand to Hold Staff | May 23, 2016 | Medical Info & Resources
When your baby is born prematurely, it is natural to feel unimaginable stress and helplessness. But if there was something more you could do to promote the health and wellness of your baby, while greatly easing your emotional stress, you would undoubtedly do it. A...
by Leigh Ann Torres | May 13, 2016 | Medical Info & Resources
UPDATED JUNE 2020 The other day one of my 8-year-old twins told me she was having trouble seeing. Like many things, eye problems were something I thought we had left behind long ago. “Like how?” I asked. “Are you having trouble seeing the board at...
