What if feeding in the NICU was about so much more than nutrition? Discover how the Infant-Driven Feeding® (IDF®) Program empowers parents, transforms the NICU experience, and creates lasting benefits for babies and families—long after discharge.
The Presence Study Toolkit: Helping NICUs Translate Evidence into Practice
Discover the story behind the Presence Study Toolkit and how it transforms research into practical guidance for NICUs. Nicole Nyberg and Fabiana Bacchini share the passion, collaboration, and purpose behind this free resource designed to strengthen family-centered care and improve the NICU experience for babies and families.
Beyond the NICU: How Small Moments Shape a Developing Brain
Premature birth impacts far more than the diagnoses most commonly discussed in the NICU. Early experiences, stress, caregiving interactions, and family involvement all shape the developing brain in profound ways. This episode explores neuroprotective, family-centered care and how small, intentional choices can influence a child’s development and long-term outcomes far beyond discharge.
The Why Behind Empowering NICU Parents
Introduction Welcome to the Empowering NICU Parents’ Podcast! Our podcast …
From NICU Experience to Nonprofit Mission: A Family’s Journey to Today Is a Good Day
Martha Sharkey shares how an unexpected delivery at 23 weeks reshaped her family’s life, from navigating the NICU and enduring loss to building Today Is a Good Day, a nonprofit supporting NICU families. Her story shows how lived experience can grow into purpose and connection for others.
The Lifelong Journey and Impact of Premature Birth: What Families Should Know
Explore the lifelong impact of premature birth—medically, developmentally, and emotionally. This episode sheds light on how early experiences shape growth beyond the NICU and empowers parents with knowledge, compassion, and hope.
Wave of Light: Finding Light After Loss
After losing her daughter Peyton, Jamie Summers, NNP, found purpose through grief — lifting up other parents and honoring over 2,000 babies each year through her beautiful Wave of Light tribute. Together, we talk about remembrance, healing, and the power of hearing a baby’s name spoken with love.
Culture, Belief, and a Committed Team: The University of Iowa NICU Redefines What’s Possible
Born at 21 weeks, Nash Keen is the youngest infant ever to survive. Two University of Iowa neonatologists share how culture, belief, and neonatal hemodynamics shaped his care—and what it means to see fragile babies go home after months in the NICU.
Hope Against All Odds: Nash Keen’s Journey as the Most Premature Infant to Survive
Born at just 21 weeks and 285 grams, Nash Keen defied impossible odds. In this episode, Mollie Keen shares their family’s extraordinary NICU journey—filled with fear, resilience, and hope—as Nash became the most premature baby to survive, officially recognized by Guinness World Records.
Feeding with Confidence: Practical Strategies to Support Families in the Hospital and Beyond
This episode explores practical strategies to support breastfeeding in the NICU, the Infant-Driven Feeding™ (IDF) Program, new research on long-term outcomes, and lessons from a successful feeding clinic—empowering parents and clinicians to create positive feeding experiences from hospital to home.