09/01/2026
September is NICU awareness month‼️‼️‼️‼️
What exactly is the NICU?
A NICU, or Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, is a specialized hospital unit that provides intensive medical care to newborns who need additional support.
Babies may be admitted because they are born prematurely, have breathing difficulties, infections, congenital conditions, require surgery, or have other medical needs.
And here's something every NICU parent needs to hear:
🔘A NICU admission does not mean you failed.
🔘It does not mean you did something wrong.
🔘It does not mean your body failed your baby.
🔘Sometimes babies simply need more time, more support, and more specialized care than we expected.
AMamaDoula provides guides for birthworkers and families to get through their NICU journey. If interested, comment journey.
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