In the US, approximately 1 in 10 infants require neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) care, with premature birth being the most common reason for admission, alongside other health conditions.
Kangaroo mother care is a method where you hold your baby to your bare chest. The skin-to-skin contact helps your little one relax and breathe more easily. It’s an effective way to stabilize low birth weight newborns and may lead to your baby leaving the NICU sooner. Talk about snuggle power.
Premature babies face challenges, but they can go on to do way more than just catch up with their peers. Famous former preemies include Albert Einstein, Mark Twain, Pablo Picasso, Isaac Newton, and Stevie Wonder.
Nearly 40 percent of parents with babies in the NICU experience PTSD in the first month after birth. And about 25 percent of parents who have or had babies in the NICU experienced PTSD up to one year after birth.
