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.
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.
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.
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.
In this episode, Elisa Doherty and Lisa Kleinz explore the challenges of infant feeding, the importance of truly listening to families’ goals, and how the Infant Feeding Clinic and Infant-Driven Feeding® (IDF™) Program support parents from NICU to home, fostering connection, confidence, and long-term feeding success.
Parental presence and nutrition in the NICU can change everything. In this episode, Dr. Melinda Elliott shares how skin-to-skin care, asking the right questions, and understanding what’s really in your baby’s fortifier can dramatically impact outcomes. A must-listen for every NICU parent and advocate.
In this episode, NICU mom and clinician Casey Lewis joins Lisa Kleinz from Dr. Brown’s Medical to explore the impact of feeding tools like Dr. Brown’s bottles, trauma-informed care, and individualized support. Together, they highlight how consistency, education, and empathy can shape better outcomes for NICU babies and their families.
Jodie shares her heartbreaking journey of losing her twin son, Henry, while navigating the NICU during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. Through unimaginable grief, she found strength in therapy, advocacy, and supporting other bereaved parents. Now, she speaks openly about healing, resilience, and finding hope while honoring Henry’s memory.
Uncover the untold story of prematurity in this powerful episode. Host Nicole Nyberg dives into the lifelong impacts of preterm birth on infants and families, from health challenges to the emotional toll on parents. Gain insight, support, and inspiration to navigate life beyond the NICU and empower your journey.
In this episode, we hear the touching story of a couple’s journey to parenthood, from fertility struggles to the unexpected joy of welcoming twins. Despite facing challenges like unexplained infertility and intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR), the couple perseveres with determination and support. Their NICU experience adds another layer of complexity, highlighting the emotional rollercoaster of early parenthood. Through it all, they find strength in each other and the community of NICU parents. This episode offers valuable insights for anyone navigating fertility treatments, twin pregnancies, or the NICU journey.
