Episodes: NICU Heroes Podcast

Episode 35: Attention NICU Nurses: Take Care of You!

Guest: Lisa Davenport DNP, RN, RNC-NIC, Director of Nursing, Texas Children's HospitalIn this episode: List two changes that have occurred in the last decade related to NICU nurse training and mental health support Explain three ways a nurse can support a NICU...

Episode 34: When Breastfeeding is Complicated

Guest: Anna Swisher, IBCLC, Board-Certified Lactaction ConsultantIn this episode: Explain how skin-to-skin play can help establish breastfeeding in the NICU List three tools or products that may help a NICU baby breastfeed, or to increase a lactating parent’s milk...

Episode 33: Palliative Care for Neonates

Guest: Dr. Elvira Parravicini, Neonatologist, Neonatal Comfort Care Program Director, Columbia University In this episode: Explain how neonatal palliative care differs from adult or pediatric palliative care. List three things to refrain from saying to a family...

Episode 32: PTSD in the NICU: The Trauma is Real

Guest: Dr. Tiffany Gladdis, Licensed Clinical PsychologistIn this episode: Explain what trauma-informed care is. List three signs or symptoms of anxiety/PTSD that might warrant a consultation with a mental health professional. Share how NICU professionals can...

Episode 31: Will This Baby Thrive Outside the NICU?

Guest: Dr. Kristine Tolentino-Plata, Senior Child Development Specialist In this episode: Describe the purpose of the Bayley developmental assessment and at what age(s) it is typically performed after discharge from the NICU. List three ways a NICU follow-up clinic...

Episode 30: All the Time You Need: Helping Grieving Patients

Guest: JS Park, Author, ChaplainIn this episode: Explain how a hospital chaplain's role differs from a pastor or worship leader. List three ways a patient may react to grief or difficult news from a medical professional. Name three things a NICU professional can do...

Episode 29: Perinatal Mental Health: How to Start the Conversation

Guest: Dr. Stephanie Waggel, MD, MS, PMH-C,Psychiatrist, Medical Director Improve Life PLLCIn this episode: List two things that make a patient susceptible to PMADS (perinatal mood and anxiety disorders). Describe two treatment options for PMADS. Explain what makes...

Episode 27: Preeclampsia: What You May Not Know

Guest: David Berry, M.D., Maternal Fetal Medicine In this episode: Name three signs of preeclampsia Explain what "new sire" syndrome means in relation to preeclampsia List two common clinical signs/symptoms of a baby in the NICU if his/her mom had preeclampsia...

Previous NICU Heroes Podcast Episodes

Find previous episodes of the NICU Heroes Podcast here! Episode 26: Preventing Burnout in NICU Professionals  Episode 25: Somatic Trauma Therapy  Episode 24: Retinopathy of Prematurity: Causes, Treatments, & Research  Episode 23: Engaging Child Life in the...