An Irish Mother’s Journey: Preterm Birth and Beyond, Part 3
Leaving the secure if somewhat claustrophobic bubble of the NICU after three months was tinged with many conflicting emotions. We so desperately wanted to be...
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Leaving the secure if somewhat claustrophobic bubble of the NICU after three months was tinged with many conflicting emotions. We so desperately wanted to be...
“No society can long sustain itself unless its members have learned the sensitivities, motivations and skills involved in assisting and caring for other human...
Feeding is a developmental milestone for babies in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) – both for those born prematurely, and for those born...
My perceptions of motherhood prior to the birth of Amelia were filled with moments of touching, loving, holding, breathing in her smell, caressing and...
Parents often experience shock when their baby is born too early. As they enter the intensive care nursery for the first time, they may note...
It was September 7, 2003 and I had been on bed rest for a little over a day. The day before I had been...
May 2006, strolling along the sun-kissed shores of the Indian Ocean, having spent 16 glorious days on the beautiful island of Mauritius, I turned...
This is my first blog ever, so I chose a big topic that can be discussed generally and then followed-up with additional, interesting information...
It was New Years Eve, 1997 and life was good. Our home in Palo Alto was filled with people we loved; candles flickered, a...
As the NFI (NIDCAP Federation International) launches its first blog, it seems appropriate to share how the seeds of NIDCAP (Newborn Individualized Developmental Care...