NICU
Adjusted Age, Adjusted Life: Prematurity Awareness Over the Lifespan
November is Prematurity Awareness Month. While there is much overlap, prematurity and NICU are not synonymous. Some NICU babies are full term with birth-related or congenital diseases requiring special care. Prematurity...
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Grandparents Day and NICU Awareness Month
There are more events, people, and “awarenesses” to honor than there are months, weeks, or days in the year (even a leap year). Sometimes the...
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Rachael’s Story: Helping NICU Babies Like Jack
It is the night before my son Jack’s first birthday; it was my goal to provide Jack with breast milk through his first year of...
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Father’s Day: Supporting NICU Dads and Families
Today we honor all fathers, and true to our work, NICU dads in particular. In milk banking, and maternal and child health more generally, we focus...
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NICU Nurse Donates Milk to Help Preemies: Monica’s Story
NICU nurse Monica Bean talks about donating milk—and learning something special about her own hospital and the babies in her care. I am a registered...
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A Family Physician’s Unexpected Journey: From Premature Twins to Milk Donation
Family physician Jessica Faraci tells her story of receiving milk for her twins and later donating back. Read more of her work at Pulse—voices from...
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