NICU

10+ ways to support a friend with a preemie

10+ ways to support a friend with a preemie

Having a preemie, especially one in the NICU, can be stressful. Here's how to help.

Kate Daley

This hospital hair salon is pampering NICU parents in the sweetest way

This hospital hair salon is pampering NICU parents in the sweetest way

Having spent time in the NICU herself, hair stylist Sarah Pulley jumped at the opportunity to open a hospital "Beauty Bar" to spoil stressed-out parents.

CJ Harder

One day, he'll be two: Words of wisdom from a nurse to a NICU mom

One day, he'll be two: Words of wisdom from a nurse to a NICU mom

It’s the kind of thing you can’t fully appreciate in the moment, but our nurse's words have played over in my mind countless times since the NICU.

Alicia McAuley

The NICU didn't just save my son—it saved his terrified parents, too

The NICU didn't just save my son—it saved his terrified parents, too

I feared having a baby in the NICU, but instead I found peace of mind amid the wires and monitors.

Lorraine Allen

5 common health problems your premature baby may face

5 common health problems your premature baby may face

Here’s what you need to know about the risks a premature baby faces in the NICU, how they’re treated, and when they might turn into longer-term problems.

Claire Gagne

A letter to my premature son

A letter to my premature son

Kaylen Dillon

After one twin was stillborn, I couldn't bond with my surviving son

After one twin was stillborn, I couldn't bond with my surviving son

After losing a twin in the womb, I was forced to deliver his brother too early. The grief and self-blame that enveloped me was almost too much to bear.

Jenna Fletcher

The surprising reason many babies die around the world—and what's being done about it

The surprising reason many babies die around the world—and what's being done about it

Just before the world shut down due to COVID-19, I travelled to Ethiopia to report on the number one cause of death in babies worldwide: prematurity. Here's what I learned.

Claire Gagne

We took our baby off life support. We had to let him go

We took our baby off life support. We had to let him go

Childbirth is a miracle. Sometimes you bring your baby home, sometimes you live in the NICU for a while, and sometimes you leave with empty arms.

Tamara Podemski, as told to Leah McLaren

Newborns with opioid withdrawal do better cared for by mom instead of the NICU

Newborns with opioid withdrawal do better cared for by mom instead of the NICU

The Canadian Paediatric Society recommends that babies with opioid withdrawal should stay with their moms.

Sheryl Ubelacker, The Canadian Press

Individual rooms are revolutionizing NICU care

Individual rooms are revolutionizing NICU care

Hospitals are redesigning their NICU rooms to help parents spend more time with their babies—and the health benefits to infants are incredible.

Jill Buchner

Preemie care now in the hands of parents

Preemie care now in the hands of parents

A unique approach to preemie care, pioneered by a Toronto doctor, puts the care of the smallest babies in the hands of their parents.

Sarah Liss

How to help your baby thrive in the NICU

How to help your baby thrive in the NICU

Intensive care sounds, well, intense, but it's the best place for premature babies. Neonatal nurses share tips for making a NICU stay the best experience.

Jennifer Chen

This NICU does the best thing ever for moms and their preemies

This NICU does the best thing ever for moms and their preemies

"I’m delighted for all the families who will be able to experience and benefit from this new model of care. More than anything I’m excited for the babies."

Kate Robson

Those NICU fears and realities continued to haunt me

Those NICU fears and realities continued to haunt me

In her first year of life, my daughter had multiple stays in the NICU. Those visits saved her life—and reminded me just how precious life is.

Krystal A. Sital

How donor breast milk helps preemies in the NICU

How donor breast milk helps preemies in the NICU

Baby Keira was born at 26 weeks and 5 days, weighing just 1.5 pounds. Her mom never expected that she wouldn't make enough milk to feed her baby.

Today's Parent

Born on opioids

Born on opioids

Babies born to opioid-dependent mothers are typically whisked away to intensive care units and given morphine. But an innovative program is seeing shocking results with far simpler treatment. What these babies need most, it turns out, is their moms.

Today's Parent

It's never too early: Why parents are reading to their preemies in the NICU

It's never too early: Why parents are reading to their preemies in the NICU

Parents with babies in the NICU will have a way to pass the time while boosting their baby's brain.

Amanda Ferguson, CityNews

These little babies graduating from the NICU are what you need right now

These little babies graduating from the NICU are what you need right now

A NICU in a North Carolina hospital are giving these preemies a touching send off. Complete with grad cap and all.

Amy Valm

The reason this hospital is giving preemies stuffed octopuses will give you all the feels

The reason this hospital is giving preemies stuffed octopuses will give you all the feels

The tiniest of humans need tiny friends—here's why.

Emily Rivas

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