by Leigh Ann Torres | Sep 25, 2015 | News
Parents of preemie babies rely on the support of their baby’s healthcare professionals through a very scary time of life. Chelsea Arledge found neonatal nurse Joann Thorpe to be indispensable when her baby Travis was born at 23 weeks while her husband was deployed in...
by Alison Epps | Sep 16, 2015 | Inspiration, NICU Life
How do you say thank you to the people who saved your child’s life? Finding words to honor their dedication, compassion, kindness, brilliance, and love is an impossibly difficult task. I’ve heard lots of people say that their NICU nurses became like family to...
by Amy Carr | Jul 16, 2015 | News
The outstanding care neonatal professionals give to NICU families is recognized and applauded each year during the NICU Heroes Awards, presented by Mead Johnson Nutrition and Hand to Hold. This year, families from 21 U.S. states nominated neonatal nurses, physicians,...
by Guest Blogger | Apr 29, 2015 | Family Stories
I knew the drill. This was the third baby, third c-section, and third preterm delivery. My son’s birth at 35 weeks and 6 days could go either way. I prayed for lungs that were mature. He didn’t cry right away. No one called my husband to the warmer. My...
by Amy Carr | Apr 1, 2015 | Life after the NICU, News
They say that the NICU is a special place. And it is. Babies show how strong they are despite their size and medical challenges. Families show how resilient they can be in the face of the ups and downs that come with a hospital stay of any length. And there are those...
