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Real and Uplifting Stories of Twins in the NICU

Dealing with a NICU journey adds a completely new layer to the already challenging path of twin parenthood. Here are real stories from twin parents who have made it to the other si...

NICU Awareness Month: Real and Inspiring Twin NICU Stories

Each year in the month of September, people across the globe recognize NICU Awareness Month. At Twiniversity, we are shining a special spotlight on inspiring and honest twin NICU s...

Neonatal Intensive Care

Neonatal medicine has undergone unprecedented progress over recent decades, transforming the survival prospects of infants who, until relatively recently, faced life-threatening co...

Why Specialized UM Delivers on Every NICU Outcome

Done well, NICU UM is so much more than an approval process. It is a clinical credibility engine that — when integrated with Case Management (CM) — drives every NICU admission towa...

Baby born at 22 weeks in the U.K finally goes home after months in hospital

Isaac Bako spent months in neonatal care before leaving the hospital, with his family calling his survival a miracle. A

Californian NICU nurse rescues 1-week-old kitten 'Bubbles' from 110 degree summer heat, then wakes every 2 hours between...

With twins, a senior dog, four cats, and two geckos, this California couple's house was full. But you know who doesn't care about any of that? The Cat Distribution System.It's alwa...

I'm a Philly neonatologist, and every time I discharge a baby from the NICU, I worry about the air they'll breathe

Discharge day in the neonatal intensive care unit, or NICU, should feel like a finish line. After weeks or months of monitors, alarms, oxygen, feeding tubes, blood tests and waitin...

UPDATE: California NICU nurse shares heartwarming updated on 1-week-old rescue kitten 'Bubbles', whom she rescued from t...

Bubbles is not only alive, but thriving. Now 2-weeks-old, he has officially opened his eyes and is not afraid to show off his spicy, sassy purrsonality. He's going to be a handful,...

A Trial of ICU Care: a true end-of-life story

In another post, I’ve shared the story of Mrs. F, a very ill older woman with cancer who said she didn’t want to go to the hospital, even though she wasn’t on hospice. Now, I want...

Implementing an ICU education bundle for neurally adjusted ventilatory assist

A new study in the Journal of Perinatology reports that a multimodal education bundle can help intensive care teams move neurally adjusted ventilatory assist, or NAVA, from a sophi...

Pumping for NICU Twins: Advice from Twin Parents Who’ve Been There

When you’re planning to pump or breastfeed for your twins, a NICU stay can feel overwhelming. Hear what twin parents have to say about what helped them along their journey of pumpi...

Which Families Pay Most for Neonatal Intensive Care? Analyzing NICU Out-of-Pocket Costs

The price of saving a newborn’s life can extend far beyond the hospital walls. A new analysis published in the Journal of Perinatology is drawing attention to a largely invisible c...

Midlothian mother tells how nail infection led to diagnosis of baby son’s brain tumour

The newborn was taken to hospital after struggling to feed and developing jaundice

MOM program brings high-tech precision to human milk for NICU babies

HN Summary • McMaster Children’s Hospital’s Mother’s Own Milk (MOM) program combines advanced technology with personalized nutrition to provide human milk for vulnerable NICU babie...

Canada’s first national Kangaroo-A-Thon logs more than 12,500 hours of skin-to-skin care for NICU babies

HN Summary • Canada’s first National Kangaroo-A-Thon brought together more than 50 NICUs and generated over 12,500 hours of skin-to-skin care for premature and medically fragile in...

New Jersey Neonatal Collaborative Reveals Growth Disparities Across Intensive Care Units

Premature infants are born before the final weeks of pregnancy, a period when the body normally undergoes rapid and highly coordinated growth. After birth, their progress is tracke...

‘Every interaction matters for babies in neonatal care’ - Tiny Little Library launched in Wexford General Hospital

Pennsylvania Couple Starts Loving Daniel After Infant Loss

After losing their newborn son, a Pennsylvania couple transformed heartbreak into hope, creating a nonprofit that helps mourning families spend extra time with babies they never ex...

Nursing Tip of the Day! - Critical Care Nursing

Category: Critical Care Nursing  Fourth National Audit Project (NAP4) found that preparation, equipment and communication errors were the most common causes of complications during...

Insurance Status Linked to Racial Disparities in NICU Skin-to-Skin Care

A quiet revolution in newborn medicine is taking place against the rhythmic alarms and intensive monitoring of neonatal intensive care units: the recognition that parents are not v...

Criză fără precedent la ATI Nou-Născuți de la Spitalul „Marie Curie”. Cinci paturi, închise din lipsă de asis...

Secția de Terapie Intensivă pentru nou-născuți a Spitalului Clinic de Urgență pentru Copii „Marie Curie” din București traversează una dintre cele mai dificile perioade...

London toddler beats critical condition after near-drowning, family calls recovery a miracle

Faith Trejo found her 15-month-old daughter unresponsive in the bathtub and performed CPR for eight minutes. Nora was airlifted to UK Pediatrics, placed on a ventilator and recover...

Akron Children’s employee experiences the hospital in a whole new way

During her nearly 12 years as a senior desktop operations assistant in Information Services, Spicey Stover has heard countless trauma alerts over Akron Children’s overhead speakers...

Tiny baby named Hope inspires mum and dad to launch own business after battle in neonatal care

Hope Goldie is sadly one of just a few babies born around 22 weeks who survive to leave hospital.