| Preemie
Parenting in the NICU |
Your Preemie Baby's Sense of
Touch and Pain
Your preemie baby responds to touch and pain at a very young age.
This discussion of touch, comfort, and pain management in the NICU
explains how can you help your baby feel more secure. |
Keeping
a Preemie Baby Diary in the NICU
A diary of your concerns and emotions helps you keep your sanity,
when your preemie baby is in the hospital. Menetra D. Hathorn |
Breastfeeding Your Preemie
in the NICU
A pump wasn't what I had planned, but it was the most important thing
I could do for him. Encouragement for breastfeeding your preemie in
the NICU. Kristine Repino |
Make Friends
with the Monitors When Your Baby is in the NICU
Keep an eye on your baby's monitors in the NICU Dr. Laura Nathanson |
Saving Memories of your
Preemie Baby in the NICU
Like any child, preemies love to hear their stories, so here are some
tips for making memories while in the NICU. Kristie McNealy |
Helping
Parents Survive the Emotional "Roller Coaster Ride" in the
Newborn Intensive Care Unit
By sharing my journey, my joy, and
my pain I hope to give other nurses better insight in helping preemie
parents survive their emotional "roller coaster ride" in
the NICU. Dianne Maroney |
Providing
Comfort and Developmentally Supportive Care for Your Premature Baby
How you can comfort your premature baby in the NICU by minimizing
noise, providing positioning support, and reading your baby's clues.
Susan L. Madden |
Kangaroo
Care Benefits
Research and results supporting kangaroo care of pre-term infants.
Krisanne Larimer |
How
to Participate in the Physical Care of Your Premature Baby in the
NICU
Providing basic physical care for your premature baby in the NICU
- taking temperature, diapering, mouth care and bathing. Susan
L. Madden |
What
Every Preemie Parent Needs to Know About Newborn Intensive Care
Jeanete Zaichkin, editor of Newborn
Intensive Care offers experienced advice for parents of premature
babies in intensive care, in this exclusive interview. Allison
Martin |
| Related Articles |
Developmental
Care: Overstimulation and Your Premature Baby
Your premature baby gets upset easily - what can you do to help?
Maren Peterson-DeGroff |
Prematurity
Books
Recommended books and author interviews for preemie parents. Allison
Martin |
Parent
Advocates : Born in the NICU
A parent’s participation in their premature child’s care
in the NICU plays a significant role in their effectiveness after
discharge, when they advocate for their special needs child. Allison
Martin |
Ambiguous
Loss
Experiencing joy and grief after the birth of a premature child. Kimberly
A. Powell |
Preemie Parenting
: What A Difference A Year Makes
The joys and fears of a premature birth, and the miracle of friends
on the journey. Laura Biddle-Bruckman |
| Preemie
Parent NICU Stories |
Born
Too Soon
Elizabeth Mehren, author of Born Too
Soon, provides advice to parents in the NICU and discusses her
book, in this exclusive interview. Allison Martin |
Tommy's
Early Start
A preemie mom share the story of her premature baby's birth. Darlene
Almer |
