NICU Parent Support

My NICU Baby is Dying: Now What?
Information, Encouragement and Resources for NICU Parents Holding Babies at the End of Life
This lens is developed to support the 1,000's of NICU Parents each year who must face the difficult realization that their NICU baby will not be discharged to home because their NICU baby is dying. Each year nearly 30,000 infants die in the United States, many of them are in the Neonatal Intensive Care units (NICU) and Intensive Care Nurseries (ICN). This lens is one resource that we hope no NICU parent will every need to read. This is dedicated to the NICU parents who are holding the littles...

My Babys in the NICU: Now What?
Helpful Advice for Parents of NICU Newborns
The first lens in a series of lenses from the NICU Parent Support Site created to provide information, support, encouragement and resources for parents and Families who suddenly find that they have a NICU Baby--a newborn hospitalized in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). The focus of this lens is on helping parents manage their NICU Baby during the earliest phases of the NICU experience--the first few days to weeks or the initial shock period-- by providing information, encouragement an...

NICU Parent Support Lens
Support for NICU Parents and Families During a Life Changing Experience
This NICU Parent Support lens was created to organize our various lenses and provide an overview of the information, support, encouragement and resources for NICU Parents and Families, those whose newborns are hospitalized in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). This series of lenses was also developed benefit and raise awareness of the March of Dimes new NICU Family Support Program, created to support NICU Parents with information and encouragement to alleviate the stress, distress and c...