by Leigh Ann Torres | Nov 16, 2020 | News
Approximately 1 in 10 babies are born prematurely each year. That amounts to approximately 15 million babies worldwide. Until you had a preemie or knew someone who did, you may not have even been aware of World Prematurity Day, a day to raise awareness of preterm...
by Parijat Deshpande | Nov 16, 2017 | Emotional Health
World Prematurity Day wasn’t a day I ever knew about or had any connection to until I became a preemie parent myself. Having spent 109 days in the NICU watching my son fight for his life, I became aware of the harsh realities of extreme prematurity first hand: the...
by Kara Wahlin | Nov 23, 2015 | Emotional Health, Family Stories, News
In meeting many NICU parents, I’ve gathered that not one of us would wish the NICU experience on anyone after having gone through it. It is terrifying and so destabilizing on multiple levels that one wouldn’t wish it on their worst enemy. Can you imagine,...
by Carolyn Leighton-Hilborn | Nov 13, 2015 | Family Stories, Life after the NICU
Once upon a time an expectant mother and father eagerly anticipated the arrival of a healthy baby on or around their due date in 40 weeks’ time. Unfortunately at some point during the prenatal period, things took a turn for the worst, and instead of welcoming a baby...
by Kasey Mathews | Mar 28, 2014 | Inspiration, Life after the NICU
I call them my “Preemie Moments.” Those instances that appear to be just mere coincidence; the moments in time and space where we just “happen” to be there, but the chills running up and down our arms tell us otherwise. Do they happen just to...
