You told us, we heard you! PreemieWorld is working on a free gifts program for families in the NICU, preemie or not. Each month we will highlight trending topics around our community. This month we focus on World Braille Day and the fact that our community sees many patient families working through various forms of blindness. For families of preemies … Read More
What?! Preemie life doesn’t end after the NICU?!
I recall sitting in a private room in the NICU, a room specifically designated for the most fragile and critical cases. I remember sitting numbly in our sci-fi surroundings which housed a peculiar pod of sorts with lights and alarms sounding. I remember looking down at my belly and numbly realizing yet again that my child was no longer inside … Read More
A Micro-Preemie Mom Coping with Lockdown
My name is Becky and I am the mommy of a beautiful little girl, Sofia, who was born at 24 weeks in 2009. Firstly, I want to give a huge shout out to the NHS/Medical Teams and Key Workers all around the world. We have family and friends who are dutifully serving their countries (England and America) as Key Workers. … Read More