WaterWipes is proud to support NICUs and premature baby organisationsaround the world including Miracle Babies Foundation (Australia). Accessing support for families Miracle Babies NurtureLine: 1300 MBABIES or 1300 622 243 In Australia, families to a premature or sick newborn can access emotional supp...
Did your grandchild just earn a first-class ticket to the NICU? Listen as grandparent (Jammie as she's called) and pediatrician, Dr. Judith Enders, share her best suggestions for loving your grandchild well and supporting your child without being overbearing. 💚 Connect with the host, Kathry...
Additional suggestions for parent support can be found at an online 'tool kit' developed by members of the supplemental issue workgroup (www.support4NICUparents.org). 4. All NICUs should have resources within the NICU and affiliated hospital for caring for the 20–30% (or higher) of NICU ...
What are some of your favorite tools, resources or gadgets that made your NICU journey easier?My Bible, discovering crafts (JoAnn’s Fabrics & Michaels), my mother and godmother. Can you share with us a good NICU day for your child (a triumph)? What was the day...
Childbirth and New Parent Classes Flexible class schedules to help new parents and family members prepare for all aspects of childbirth and caring for your new baby. Most classes are free. Register online or call: (502) 629-1234, option 4. ...
A well-organized parent-to-parent support program can provide both support and resources to help parents deal with the stress of having a baby in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). In order to implement a support program, hospital personnel must commit to the program, volunteer parents ...
(i.e., early in the NICU course), continue during the transition process, and extend to the post-discharge period. The goal is to provide a continuum of individualized, family-centered, and culturally competent support and education services that links the family to needed community resources. ...
We have limited information on families’ experiences during transition and after discharge from the neonatal intensive care unit. Open-ended semi-structured interviews were conducted with English or Spanish- speaking families enrolled in Medicaid in an
Interventions that focused on the parent鈥搃nfant relationship, and on enhancing parents' abilities to read and respond appropriately to infants' behavioural cues, had a greater impact. Indoi:10.1111/apa.13475Bjrn WestrupActa PaediatrActa Pdiatrica...
Parents reported several family management skills currently identified in the SFMF, as well as new skills such as conflict management, power brokerage, and addressing resources related to social determinants of health. Parent activation of resources was critical to sustaining parent focus on the infant...