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NICU Heroes Podcast

Sep 16, 2024

Guest: Dr. Lisa Davenport

Director of Nursing, Texas Children’s NICU

 

In this episode:

  • List two changes that have occurred in the last decade related to NICU nurse training and mental health support

  • Explain three ways a nurse can support a NICU family experiencing loss and grief

  • Discuss two strategies to...


Aug 19, 2024

Guest: Anna Swisher, IBCLC

Board-Certified Lactation Consultant

 

In this episode:

  • Explain how skin-to-skin play can help establish breastfeeding in the NICU

  • List three tools or products that may help a NICU baby breastfeed, or to increase a lactating parent’s milk production

  • Share two ways a nurse can encourage...


Jul 15, 2024

Guest: Dr. Elvira Parravicini

Neonatologist, Neonatal Comfort Care Program Director, Columbia University

 

In this episode:

  • Explain how neonatal palliative care differs from adult or pediatric palliative care.

  • List three things to refrain from saying to a family with a child that has a life-limiting...


Jun 17, 2024

Guest: Dr. Tiffany Gladdis

Licensed Clinical Psychologist

 

In this episode:

  • Explain what trauma-informed care is.

  • List three signs or symptoms of anxiety/PTSD that might warrant a consultation with a mental health professional.

  • Share how NICU professionals can identify triggers in their patient's family members...


May 20, 2024

Guest: Dr. Kristine Tolentino-Plata

Senior Child Development Specialist 

 

In this episode:

  • Describe the purpose of the Bayley developmental assessment and at what age(s) it is typically performed after discharge from the NICU.
  • List three ways a NICU follow-up clinic can reduce barriers to care and social needs for...