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Access a range of videos, resources, and podcasts to help you understand and support your baby’s development in the hospital and beyond and discover how to connect with the NFI community.
 

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NIDCAP Trainers/Trainers in Training

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10 Pearls of Wisdom – Multilingual

These NIDCAP-based considerations are for parents with babies in the intensive care nursery.

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Understanding Infant Behavior

Dorothy Vittner, PhD, RN, FAAN, Senior NIDCAP Trainer, reflects on how observing the infant helps parents to better support them

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Can I Hold my NICU Baby?

Latoshia Rouse, mother to infants born prematurely, about about the benefits of Kangaroo Care for parents and babies

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How Can I Help my Baby’s Brain Development?

Gretchen Lawhon, PhD, RN, FAAN, addresses questions that parents often ask regarding how they can help optimize their baby’s development

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How Does my Baby Grow?

Gretchen Lawhon, PhD, RN, FAAN, reflects on the importance of parental presence and nurturance in a baby’s growth and development

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Being Admitted to the NICU?

Jennifer Degl, MS, makes suggestions on the types of questions parents may need to ask upon their baby’s admission to the NICU

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Does My Baby Feel Pain?

Melissa Johnson, PhD, discusses parents’ concerns about pain in the NICU and strategies that can be used by them to support their infants

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New NICU parent

Jennifer Degl, MS, offers recommendations to parents who are new to the NICU

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NIDCAP: One Family’s Story

One family’s experience with the support of NIDCAP professionals as they navigate the complex early days of their premature infant’s life.

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What is Life Like after the NICU?

Latoshia Rouse, mother to infants born prematurely, reflects about life after the newborn intensive care unit for parents and babies

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Skin-to-Skin Holding in the NICU

Dorothy Vittner, PhD, RN, FAAN, Senior NIDCAP Trainer, presents the multiple effects of skin-to-skin holding

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Supporting Parents to Actively Participate in Infant Care Activities

Dorothy Vittner, PhD, RN, FAAN, Senior NIDCAP Trainer, talks about the importance of parent participation in the care of their infant while in the NICU

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Preparing for Discharge from the NICU

Gretchen Lawhon, PhD, RN, FAAN, addresses how parents can prepare or discharge from the newborn intensive care unit

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Taking your Baby Home

Jennifer Degl, MS, talks about taking your baby home from the NICU

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What do I Need to Know When in the NICU?

Melissa Johnson, PhD, offers advice to parents as they navigate the NICU experience

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Why is My Baby Sleeping so Much?

James Helm, PhD, explains the meaning of infants’ sleep and awake times

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What is the NIDCAP Approach?

Jim Helm, PhD, presents the main attributes of the NIDCAP approach to preterm infant care

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What is Developmental Care?

Jim Helm, PhD, describes the developmental approach to preterm infant care

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Episode 1: How NICU Babies Communicate

Heidelise Als, PhD, talks about the behavioral communication of infants

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Episode 2: NICU Family Partnerships

Jeniffer Degl, Latoshia Rouse and Melissa Johnson reflect about family partnerships in the NICU

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Episode 3: NIDCAP Goes Beyond The NICU

James Helm, PhD, talks about the NIDCAP approach and its significance after NICU hospitalization

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Episode 4: Everyone Matters in the NICU

Dr. Gretchen Lawhon and Dr. Dorothy Vittner talk about the NIDCAP Nursery Program and its role in creating supportive and nurturing hospitalization environments.

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Episode 5: Everything Matters in the NICU

Dr. Gretchen Lawhon and Dr. Dorothy Vittner talk about the NIDCAP Nursery Program and NIDCAP Nursery Certification.