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Meet the Professional: What Does a Lactation Consultant Do?
Many people assume that because breastfeeding is nature’s way of meeting our babies’ needs that nursing should come naturally. But many of us struggle to learn the carefully choreographed dance between mom and infant to make feeding successful! This is especially true...
Meet the 2022 NICU Hero Award Winner Kate Higgins, RN!
Congratulations to Kate Higgins, RN, for being named the 2022 NICU Hero Award winner! Higgins cares for families in the NICU at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts. We asked parents across the U.S. to nominate their NICU Hero, someone who...
Tracheostomy in the NICU: The Test Family’s Experience
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...
Tips for Enduring Quarantine and Isolation During RSV Season
Isolation. Quarantine. While NICU parents are thrilled to have their babies home, life is not necessarily back to normal. If you come home close to or during cold, flu and RSV season, you're likely facing these two words - isolation and quarantine - and looking...
Hand to Hold to Host 2022 NICU Community Conference
Hand to Hold invites all NICU parents & NICU professionals to be part of unlocking change for the NICU families of today and tomorrow at the 2022 NICU Community Conference. Hand to Hold, a national nonprofit that provides early intervention mental health...
Nominate a NICU Professional for the NICU Hero Award
Hand to Hold invites all NICU parents to nominate a special NICU Hero and celebrate how they made a difference in their NICU journey. NICU parents are invited to nominate NICU professionals for Hand to Hold's NICU Hero Award, to be celebrated at the 2022 National...
A Special Gift Honoring a Legacy of Compassion
This year Nancy celebrates 47 years of nursing, and 47 years of working directly with babies. Nancy’s interest in nursing began at a young age. Nancy shares, "When I saw my Mom in her white uniform, white shoes, white cap and the biggest smile on her face as she...
How to Practice Self Care (When You Feel Like You’re Drowning) with KC Davis
The following article was created from our NICU Community Conference session with KC Davis, How to Practice Self Care (when you feel like you’re drowning). Listen to episode 36 of the NICU Now podcast to hear KC’s full session. To learn more about our annual NICU...
Hand to Hold Expands Virtual Support Groups for NICU Parents
Hand to Hold launches NEW Virtual Support Groups for NICU dads, Spanish-speaking parents, high-risk pregnancy and more! The NICU is hard. We’re here to help. When babies need the specialized attention of a NICU, it can be emotionally traumatic to the parent and...
How to Set Boundaries During & After the NICU
As many states lift COVID precautions in favor of a “new normal,” many folks are left wondering how to navigate the pandemic. “How do I protect myself? How do I protect my family? Is it safe to no longer wear a mask?” On top of the many questions around COVID...
Join Us for #Miles4MentalHealth!
May is Mental Health Awareness Month! Did you know that 1 in 7 babies will spend time in the NICU? When babies need the specialized medical attention of a NICU (Neonatal Intensive Care Unit), it is emotionally traumatic to the parents and disruptive to traditional...