This podcast is a continuation about infant death in the NICU, but it is more focused on maternal factors that may cause an infant to die. There could be factors such as placental and umbilical cord issues, metabolic and chromosomal disorders. This is a great beginning poscast to provide and overview of the above topics.

This short podcast defines what newborn death is, the biggest causes of neonatal death in the NICU. There will be descriptions of each and recommendations for parents.

This podcast is a continuation from Podcast #72 concerning lip and tongue ties. This episode specifically discusses what is lip tie vs tongue tie, the levels of lip tie and strategies to help your baby who has a lip or tongue tie.

This podcast is the first of a two-part podcast series on lip and tongue ties with premature infants. It will discuss the 4 types of tongue ties seen in the NICU, and how tongue and lip ties can prevent positive feeding experiences. What are the signs of lip tie? What can you do for a lip tie?

This episode will discuss several simple stress signals that your premature infant may experience while in the NICU. Using these simple techniques can help your baby to calm, and self-regulate while maturing in the NICU.

In this podcast, multiple NICU terms will be identified, along with their definition. The terms are often heard in the NICU setting, where parents should learn what these terms mean when it comes to their baby.

On this episode, we have a special guest, Dr. Melinda Elliot helps explain what human milk fortifier is. The three main questions answered are: How does a preemie's nutritional needs differ from a full-term baby's? What is a human milk fortifier and why is it needed? And, what are the differences between nutritional fortifiers made from donor breast milk and those made from cow's milk?

When one thinks of the NICU, it is mostly for premature infants. However, there are times when a full-term baby may need to go the NICU. The top 8 reasons are briefly discussed in the podcast and reassure parents that they go to the NICU for more specialized care.

This podcast discusses the different types of grief that are encountered when parents have their baby in the NICU. There are helpful tips on what to do when a parent is showing a certain type of grief and what not to say when a parent is grieving. There may be cultural, spiritual and emotional considerations when dealing with a grieving parent.

This episode talks about burnout among NICU professionals while providing quality care to premature infants and their families. The podcast discusses different ways to eliminate burnout from exercise to behavioral health support. NICU professionals need to find ways to increase self care activities to perform their best in the NICU.