Kangaroo Care / Skin-to-Skin Contact during COVID-19: Kangaroo Care Awareness Day is coming up on May 15, 2020 and Kangaroo Care Day (https://kangaroo.care) has created guidelines in collaboration with leaders at WHO and in Maternal Child. Here are some helpful links during Covid-19: World Health Organization: Parenting in the time of COVID-19: https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019/ advice-for-public/healthy-parenting CDC- (Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) and Breastfeeding: … Read More
April 2020 – A Note from Jenny
“Prematurity doesn’t always end in the NICU.” I remember hearing those words as I watched my incredibly fragile micro-preemie through a clear plastic incubator. This isn’t the case for all preemies, but for my Joshua, these words proved to be true. As April is National Autism Awareness Month, this is a great opportunity to promote autism awareness and draw attention … Read More
April 2020 – Preemie Story of the Month
“Your baby is not receiving enough oxygen, we’ll be lucky if you make it to 32 weeks.” Words no pregnant woman wants to hear. I had so many questions but couldn’t get the words out. This was my third pregnancy. I never had issues with the other two, so why was this happening now? I was 20 weeks when I … Read More