by Hand to Hold Staff | Jan 18, 2017 | NICU Life
By Deborah Dinsmoor, RN, BSN – Nurse Educator at St. David’s Women’s Center of Texas Communication is important in all aspects of life, but it is vitally important when your baby is admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). Families are...
by Julie Cruz | Mar 9, 2016 | Life after the NICU
Over the past 10 years, there has been a new trend to teach babies sign language. The theory is that babies can learn to sign before they can speak. There are many different DVDs and TV shows that help with this. Parents want to teach their babies to be able to...
by Angie Bickford | Feb 14, 2014 | Emotional Health
Join us on Friday, February 21, 2014 from 11:30am-12:30pm CT on Hand to Hold’s Facebook Wall for our next chat, which will feature psychologist Patricia Stuart, PhD. During the chat, Dr. Stuart will be discussing the impacts of a NICU stay or loss on...
by Amy Carr | May 3, 2013 | Emotional Health, NICU Life, Siblings
Hand to Hold, a national NICU parent support nonprofit, hosted a FB Chat on April 30, 2013 with Child Life Specialist Julie May of Dell Children’s Medical Center who facilitated a discussion on ways to care for siblings during and after a baby’s NICU stay....
by Chris Cavazos | Jun 20, 2012 | Emotional Health, Family Stories, Fatherhood
UPDATED JUNE 2020 Since my son’s birth, I have talked to several fathers of preemies, and most of the conversations start with, “As a man,” or “As a father.” I believe fathers need to hear the experiences of another dad who has been...
