by Heather Hucks | Nov 14, 2014 | Emotional Health, Inspiration, Life after the NICU
When we rode the elevator down from the 7th floor NICU for the last time, we knew that one day, we would be back. This place where we’d logged a significant part of our life, 5 months to be exact, had become familiar. It had saved our baby’s life. So we...
by Alden Gilligan | Nov 3, 2014 | Life after the NICU, Medical Info & Resources
The week before our twins were discharged from the NICU after 78 long days, we were required to submit the name of our pediatrician. We didn’t have one. And we had no idea where to start looking for one. We knew that we had some family in town who loved their...
by Guest Blogger | Jul 30, 2014 | Life after the NICU, Medical Info & Resources, Professional Insight
The parents of the premature child face a host of challenges. From time on bed rest to a fast track of research and education as to how to assure the survival of and provision for an early arrival. From scrutinizing doctors’ reports to learning to read the infant’s...
by Stephanie Goley | Jul 11, 2014 | Life after the NICU, Medical Info & Resources
Recently, I flew from Massachusetts to Texas with my son. He was one of 30 children taking part in a clinical trial at the University of Texas. This is a pretty cutting edge study in the US for kids with cerebral palsy, and he was “lucky” enough to be chosen. Deciding...
by Guest Blogger | Jun 26, 2014 | Life after the NICU, Medical Info & Resources, Professional Insight
In the United States, approximately 4 million babies are born annually, 11% will be premature and 1% of term infants will require NICU care. Once these babies are born a team of physicians, nurses and many other staff members will work diligently to offer the best...
