Seven and a half years ago Keira’s triplet daughters were born at 25 weeks 5 days with a combined birth weight of just 4lbs 4oz.
“This was my first and only pregnancy and I was terrified. The first few weeks, of what would ultimately be […]
Students from Rice University in Houston, Texas, have designed a very low cost CPAP machine using aquarium pumps. Their device has increased the survival rate of infants with respiratory distress from 44% to 71% in Malawi, the country with the highest premature birth rate in the world, according to the World Health Organization.
A typical Continuous […]
It’s well established that newborns benefit from touch. But in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) it’s more difficult to give newborns the nurturing contact they need because of the wires, equipment and incubators helping them survive. That’s where the cuddlers come in. Volunteers are working at hospitals around the country cuddling premature newborns who […]
In the NICU was it quiet or noisy? Were your babies in private rooms or not? Keep reading to see what research is showing about the amount of noise beneficial. Does this apply at home also?
In the NICU, maybe not all silence is golden. A […]
If you had a premature infant in the NICU did you talk with anyone about your experiences while in the NICU? This study found mothers had lower anxiety and depression after speaking with NICU nurses. Could this have helped you?
A recent study by researchers at the University of Iowa Children’s Hospital found that mothers who had one-on-one […]