Nurse adopts NICU preemie after no one visited for five months
A nurse has made the heartwarming decision to adopt a premature baby who was left under the care of her hospital for five months without any visitors. Liz Smith from Brighton, Massachusetts adopted her daughter Gisele from the hospital she worked at in an utterly selfless move. According to Boston.com, Liz – who was director […]
3 years ago
Premature baby born at just 15 ounces goes home after 460 days in NICU
He’s now thriving at 15 months old. A premature baby born in the US at just 15 ounces has finally gotten to go home after spending 460 days in a NICU unit. Kendall Jurnakins was born at 25 weeks gestation in December 2020 in Indianapolis, Indiana. Weighing just 15 ounces, he was reportedly small enough […]
4 years ago
Premature baby born at 22 weeks was initially saved by a plastic bag
Her first Christmas outside of hospital is now incoming. A premature baby born in the US was saved by a plastic bag. 37-year-old Cayce Lee, from North Carolina, gave birth to her daughter Eris unexpectedly at just 22 weeks gestation on October 25 last year. The mum admitted she had been “quite nervous” throughout her pregnancy […]
5 years ago
Could “robots” be the answer to saving premature babies? Leading doctors think so
The power of modern technology. Hospital bots could be the answer to saving countless premature babies by allowing consultants to treat them remotely, leading doctors in the UK say. Telemedicine “robots” can allow specialists to make bedside video calls offering their expertise to medical teams treating sick children at smaller hospitals. This would massively improve […]
5 years ago
Preemie expected to be born brain dead at 23 weeks now taking first steps
“He’s continued to surprise us.” A premature baby who doctors expected to be stillborn or born brain dead is now an adventurous one-year-old taking his first steps. Little Isaiah Rhodes, from North West Queensland in Australia, was born fighting at 23 weeks’ gestation. Mum Jillian Martin was put in her hospital’s stillborn ward and told to […]
5 years ago
8 ways to help form a bond between preemies and their older siblings
Having a baby in the NICU is a distressing time for parents, and sometimes sibling and their needs can sometimes be a little neglected in the turmoil surrounding a premature birth. Encouraging bonds to form between preemies and their siblings requires extra thought and consideration when a baby is receiving neonatal care, because the baby […]
5 years ago