Premature Baby Support Resources & Articles 

Discover surprising facts about premature birth to help you navigate this journey with insight and support.

Discover 8 heartfelt phrases and 5 practical ways friends and family can offer real comfort and support to parents of premature babies.

Adjusting to life with a new baby is challenging, but life after premature birth can be even harder, especially with a preemie in the NICU.

While some NICUs offer detailed Early Intervention (EI) resource information, others provide only basic suggestions. Thankfully, finding services online is easy.

Navigating the NICU is an emotionally overwhelming experience, with medical complexities leaving parents relying on hope to cope.

Choosing childcare can be especially challenging for working parents of preemies, who may be more vulnerable to the illnesses commonly found in daycare settings.

This guide explains when a baby is considered premature, how early a baby can survive outside the womb.

Here are some terms you may come across during your prematurity journey.

Now that you have had your preemie - get ready to get comfortable (or at least as comfortable as you can) in the NICU (neo-natal intensive care unit).

Coping with the loss of a premature baby is an incredibly challenging journey, and this article offers a compilation of additional resources to provide comfort, guidance, and support during this difficult time.

The NICU journey can feel overwhelming – a whirlwind of medical terms, sleepless nights, constant worry, and emotional upheaval.

Our Community's Stories. Each preemie journey begins differently. Here's what our NICU parents first noticed when their early labor started.

Cold and flu season can be terrifying for preemie parents, often called “lock-down” time to protect their baby from germs.

NEC is a serious intestinal disease that primarily affects premature and medically fragile infants. It can develop quickly and leave families feeling overwhelmed, confused, and searching for answers.

Learn how NICU trauma and premature birth can keep preemie parents in survival mode, and discover practical ways loved ones can provide support.

In 2017, we found out we were pregnant. But over the next months, a complicated pregnancy wreaked havoc while the life inside fought right along with me.

Preemies forge their own path from birth, defying typical developmental patterns and demonstrating unique resilience that begins in the NICU and continues long after.

While some parents can prepare for premature birth, most enter the NICU unexpectedly. Here are nine key insights to help you navigate the preemie experience.