The newly opened Holistic Birth Place at Nebraska Medical Center is ideal for families seeking a low-intervention, natural birth in a setting that feels more like home than hospital.
If your baby is born premature or with medical challenges, Nebraska Medicine’s NICU team is specially trained to care for these fragile babies in a developmentally supportive environment to help them grow and thrive.
Mothers who have premature babies or newborns with medical complications, may think they are not able to breastfeed. But with a little encouragement and instruction, it is very doable.
Speech language pathologist Hanna Mueller, MA, CCC-SLP, who works in the Nebraska Medical Center NICU, explains that her role goes beyond helping children learn to speak.
Kangaroo care is the practice of holding your baby skin-to-skin against your bare chest. This quiet, connected time mimics the warmth and safety of the womb, and offers significant benefits for you and your baby.
It’s normal to feel uncertain or overwhelmed when your baby is in the NICU. But even if you can’t hold or feed them right away, there are still several meaningful ways you support them.
The joy and excitement of bringing a new baby into the world can quickly change to stress and uncertainty if your baby needs to spend time in the Newborn Intensive Care Unit (NICU).
Approximately 12% of babies are born before 37 weeks of gestation, and many of these premature infants, along with other newborns facing health issues, require specialized care in the Newborn Intensive Care Unit, or NICU.
From battling hormone issues and obesity to undergoing life-changing weight-loss surgery that helped her conceive, the path to motherhood has been an extraordinary journey for Melissa Lederer, RN.
Wondering whether you should choose a midwife or doctor for your pregnancy and delivery? The prenatal care expert you select will depend on several factors. Read on to learn about your choices and how to select the expert that’s right for you.
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