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...
by Guest Blogger | Apr 30, 2014 | Life after the NICU, Medical Info & Resources, Professional Insight
The dreaded developmental milestones. Before your child is enrolled in school, these milestones feel like benchmark testing or a report card to rate your child compared to the expectations of his or her chronologically same-aged peers. As parents, I feel like we...
by Angie Bickford | Apr 11, 2014 | Life after the NICU, Medical Info & Resources
Join us for our next Facebook Chat with Stacy Ramirez, the Child Find and Outreach Specialist for Any Baby Can’s Early Childhood Intervention Program, also known as ECI in Texas. While each state has various programs and many go by different names, Stacy will...
by Kaleena Berryman | Mar 7, 2014 | Inspiration, Life after the NICU
When I look at my son I see a happy, lively, extremely kind kid with a spirit that is sweet and miraculous. He is every bit the gift from God I prayed for. I see his love for music, his keen sense of sound, and his ability to entertain himself just long enough for...
by Summer Hill-Vinson | Feb 7, 2014 | Emotional Health, Life after the NICU
We just celebrated another preemie first birthday. And it was almost as difficult as the first. With my son, who was a surprise 26-weeker out of an otherwise uneventful pregnancy, I was blindsided by his first birthday. I was completely unprepared for it. Aren’t first...
