by Guest Blogger | May 16, 2023 | Medical Info & Resources, Pregnancy & Bedrest, Professional Insight
May is Preeclampsia Awareness Month. Preeclampsia can strike any time. Keep yourself and your loved ones aware of these most frequently asked questions about this often life-threatening pregnancy disorder. What is preeclampsia? Preeclampsia is a pregnancy-specific...
by Hand to Hold Staff | Apr 6, 2023 | Medical Info & Resources
Playing with your baby is therapeutic in nature and helps provide an opportunity for parents, caregivers, and family members to bond with their baby. by Eliana Cutler, Occupational Therapy student and doctoral candidate at Midwestern University’s College of Health...
by Hand to Hold Staff | Jan 17, 2023 | Medical Info & Resources
by Jenna Maxfield While there are many precautions parents can take to protect their NICU graduates from contracting illnesses such as a cold, the flu, RSV or COVID-19, sometimes the inevitable happens. Between school, play dates, family visits and running errands,...
by Leigh Ann Torres | Nov 7, 2022 | Family Stories, Medical Info & Resources
This article is sponsored by Neotech. For NICU mom Teresa, news that her daughter, Teigan, needed a tracheostomy came after her family had already been in the NICU for three months. Teigan was born with an omphalocele, a condition in which some of her abdominal...
by Guest Blogger | Oct 18, 2021 | Medical Info & Resources
by Sel Unite, MD, Pediatrician at Treehouse Pediatrics The cooler weather of fall is often a welcome break from some of the almost unbearable days of scorching heat in August and September, and it reminds me that the holidays are just around the corner. Unfortunately,...
by Leigh Ann Torres | Aug 16, 2021 | Medical Info & Resources, NICU Life, Nutrition
This article was created in partnership with Medela. Reviewed and updated in August 2021. Medela asked NICU moms what questions they have about providing breast milk to their premature babies, and teamed up with Hand to Hold to provide their expert guidance to answer...
