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National Association of Neonatal Therapists: supporting neonatal therapists and the babies they serve.President/Founder:

Sue LudwigTo Contact or Join NANT:[email protected]

http://www.neonataltherapists.com

10/16/2026

What do our words convey to families? 🤔

For neonatal therapists, bedside conversations are an important part of clinical care. Our language can influence how families understand their child's possibilities and navigate the uncertainty of the NICU.

Drawing on Church et al. (2024), here are several considerations for our NICU practice:

✔️ Audit your language to identify and interrupt assumptions about disability and quality of life.
✔️ Replace labels such as normal, at-risk, or abnormal, which may unintentionally shape how families perceive their child's future.
✔️ Use a strength-based approach---recognizing each baby's emerging abilities, responses, and capacity for development while discussing potential support needs alongside the diagnosis.
✔️ Honor individual preferences for person-first or identity-first terminology.
✔️ Center families' values and hopes, leaving space for their questions and evolving understanding.

We may not always find the perfect words. Thoughtful, compassionate, and culturally responsive communication can support understanding, hope, and informed decision-making.

Read the article: https://doi.org/10.3390/children11020242

10/14/2026

🌟 Today is the Day! 🌟

Our Neonatal Therapy Leadership Meetup is happening today, and there’s still time to join us!

Whether you're new to leading or have years of experience, bring your questions about leadership, career direction, projects, or whatever you're working through right now.

Join Sue Ludwig, OTR/L, CNT, and Chrysty Sturdivant, OTR, CNT, for a free, open-access conversation with the neonatal therapy community. 💙

👉 Still time to register!
🔗 https://neonataltherapists.com/meetups/

See you there! 👋

10/13/2026

🍼 Advancing Feeding Readiness with the Prefeeding Pathways Framework

How do we know what kind of prefeeding support an infant needs right now?

The Prefeeding Pathways framework gives neonatal therapists a structured, developmentally grounded way to think through that question and create meaningful learning opportunities for medically complex infants as they prepare for oral feeding.

Taught by Aleksandra Popkowska-Gutierrez, MS, CCC-SLP, CNT, IBCLC, NTMTC and Rachel Selman, MS, OTR/L, CNT, NTMTC, this 1 hour course introduces three pathways for guiding treatment planning:

🩵 Foundation Pathway
Supporting positive oral sensory and motor experiences that build the foundation for future feeding behaviors.

🩵 Guided Progression Pathway
Breaking oral feeding into manageable steps and gradually increasing the challenge of milk exposure and delivery.

🩵 Performance Pathway
Addressing specific skill areas such as strength, rhythmicity, control, and endurance that can affect prefeeding efficiency.

This course includes case studies and videos demonstrating how the framework is translated into clinical practice.

➡️ Available now in your NANT Learning Hub:
https://neonataltherapists.com/courses/advancing-feeding-readiness-with-the-prefeeding-pathways-framework/

10/09/2026

🌟 Neonatal Therapy Leadership Meetup 🌟

Are you an experienced neonatal therapist looking to grow your leadership skills, move a project forward, or find clarity about what’s next in your career?

Whether you practice in the U.S. or internationally, you don’t have to navigate those next steps alone.

Join Sue Ludwig, OTR/L, CNT and Chrysty Sturdivant, OTR, CNT at the Neonatal Therapy Leadership Meetup happening in a little under a week!

Bring your questions about projects, career direction, leadership, or those moments when you're just not sure what the next step should be. Come ready for real conversation, practical ideas, and support from others who understand this work. 💙

📅 Happening in less than a week!
💻 Free, open-access virtual meetup

👉 Register today and save your spot!
🔗 https://neonataltherapists.com/meetups/

10/07/2026

🎓 NANT 17 Scholarships Are Open! 🎓

Could you attend NANT 17 if your tuition were covered?

We're excited to open applications for three NANT 17 scholarships to help make conference attendance possible for more neonatal therapists:

💙 Nicholas Glynn Beischel Memorial Scholarship
🌍 NANT Conference International Scholarship
💛 Ann J. Beischel Scholarship for Family Centered Care

We love seeing just how far the NANT community reaches. Since 2018, our International Scholarship has helped bring neonatal therapists from Chile, Australia, Singapore, India, South Africa, Canada, Denmark, New Zealand, and Italy to our annual conference.

There’s something pretty special about seeing neonatal therapists from around the world come together, learn from one another, and share what neonatal therapy looks like in their part of the world. 🌍

Could this be your year to join us at NANT 17?

👉 Learn more and apply: https://nantconference.com/scholarships/

10/06/2026

Apply today for a NANT 17 scholarship. Each scholarship has a different focus, inspired by the donor’s lived experiences.

https://neonataltherapists.org/nant17_scholarship

10/05/2026

💛 Happy National Child Health Day! 💛

Today we celebrate the little ones who teach us the biggest lessons and change our lives for the better. Every child deserves a chance to become strong and healthy.

Happy National Child Health Day to every NICU graduate, families still on their journey, and professionals who show up every day with knowledge, heart, and care. Your work changes lives. Thank you. 💙

10/02/2026

🧡 October is National Physical Therapy Month! 🧡

Behind every little moment of progress is care, patience, and someone who sees what’s possible. This month, we're celebrating the physical therapists who help babies grow stronger and families grow more confident from the very beginning.

In the NICU, neonatal PTs play such an important role in supporting development, partnering with families, and helping babies get the best possible start. 👶

To every PT in our NANT community, thank you for your compassionate care, expertise, and the teamwork you bring to babies and families every day. We're so grateful for you! 🧡

10/01/2026

🎉 Happy 17th Birthday, NANT! 🎉

We've loved watching this community of neonatal OTs, PTs, and SLPs grow over the years. You've supported one another, shared knowledge, asked questions, celebrated wins, and helped move neonatal therapy forward.

Most of all, we're grateful for the way this community continues to show up for babies, families, and one another. 💛

Here’s to 17 years of NANT and to all that’s still ahead! 🌍👶✨

09/25/2026

💙🌎 What a week!

As International Neonatal Therapy Week comes to a close, we’ve been looking through all of the photos you shared, and we’re feeling pretty grateful.

Grateful for the therapists showing up for babies and families every day.

Grateful for the people who took a moment to celebrate a colleague, share a photo, tell a story, or connect with someone across the world.

And grateful for this community that reminds us, again and again, that neonatal therapy may look a little different from place to place, but the heart of the work connects us all.

Thank you for celebrating INTW 2026 with us. 💙

We loved seeing your faces, your hands, your teams, your NICUs, and all the little moments that made this week yours.

Here’s a look back at just some of the moments we shared. 🌎

Celebrating Global Connections. Together.

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PO Box 531790
Cincinnati, OH
45253

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http://www.neonataltherapists.com/

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