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NICU Babies Parent Support

The NICU is hard. We’re here to help. Hand to Hold® is a national nonprofit dedicated to providing neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) parents with personalized emotional support, educational resources and community before, during and after their baby’s NICU stay. NICU support is available at no cost to NICU parents in English & Spanish. Learn more or get support at handtohold.org Follow Hand to Hold: Facebook.com/HANDtoHOLD Instagram: @handtohold Twitter: @NICUHandtoHold YouTube: @handtohold
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Now displaying: November, 2022
Episode 52: Stitched With Your Color - Love & Loss in the NICU 0
Nov 21, 2022

Guest: Anissa Scholes

In this episode:

  • Anissa discusses her pregnancy with Elisabeth and finding out she has Trisomy 18
  • What is Trisomy 18, and what are the typical symptoms?
  • What was it like at home for a baby with Trisomy 18?
  • How grief is a singular experience
  • Why it’s important to believe the griever
  • Grieving a child when you have other children at home

 

Content Warning: This episode may cover sensitive topics that may bring up emotions or take you back to some difficult memories. If at any time it becomes too much, please make sure to step away, take some deep breaths, go outside, or have some quiet time alone.

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The NICU is hard. We’re here to help. 

Hand to Hold® is a national nonprofit dedicated to providing neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) parents with personalized emotional support, educational resources and community before, during and after their baby’s NICU stay. NICU support is available at no cost to NICU parents in English & Spanish.

Learn more or get support at handtohold.org

Follow Hand to Hold: 

facebook.com/HANDtoHOLD

Instagram: @handtohold

Twitter: @NICUHandtoHold

Episode 51: The Risk of PPD After a NICU Stay 0
Nov 18, 2022

Guest: Catherine Tate, bereaved parent and Hand to Hold Peer Mentor

In this episode:

  • Catherine discusses the experience of losing her first child and having a high-risk pregnancy with her second.
  • She discusses her NICU experience and how that affected her emotionally.
  • What are PPD symptoms? 
  • How can you seek help if you realize you’re having these symptoms?
  • How does a NICU stay make moms more susceptible to PPD?

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The NICU is hard. We’re here to help. 

Hand to Hold® is a national nonprofit dedicated to providing neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) parents with personalized emotional support, educational resources and community before, during and after their baby’s NICU stay. NICU support is available at no cost to NICU parents in English & Spanish.

Learn more or get support at handtohold.org

Follow Hand to Hold: 

facebook.com/HANDtoHOLD

Instagram: @handtohold

Twitter: @NICUHandtoHold

Episode 50: Experiencing Preeclampsia & Postpartum Depression 0
Nov 17, 2022

Guest: Rhiannon Giles

In this episode:

  • Rhiannon discusses her preeclampsia and how that led to the premature birth of her son
  • She describes her NICU experience and how that led to her postpartum depression diagnosis
  • How is someone diagnosed with postpartum depression?
  • Rhiannon gives advice to NICU medical professionals how to speak to women who exhibit symptoms of postpartum depression

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The NICU is hard. We’re here to help. 

Hand to Hold® is a national nonprofit dedicated to providing neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) parents with personalized emotional support, educational resources and community before, during and after their baby’s NICU stay. NICU support is available at no cost to NICU parents in English & Spanish.

Learn more or get support at handtohold.org

Follow Hand to Hold: 

facebook.com/HANDtoHOLD

Instagram: @handtohold

Twitter: @NICUHandtoHold

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