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7 Priceless Tips for NICU Parents

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Common NICU Terms, courtesy of www.babyfirst.com

  • Adjusted Age: The child’s age minus the number of weeks he or she was born early. Adjusted age is calculated until approximately age 2.
  • Apnea: When a baby stops breathing for 20 second or longer also known as an “episode” or a “spell” and is commonly associated with low heart rate (bradycardia).
  • Blood gases: The amount of oxygen, carbon dioxide, and degree of acidity in the blood.
  • Bradycardia (“Brady”): An abnormally low heart rate due to a pause in breathing.
  • Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP): Tubes are attached to a ventilator and oxygen is delivered through baby’s nostrils. This helps baby breathe, but does not breathe for her.
  • Incubator (or Isolette): An enclosed bassinet used to keep preemies warm.
  • Kangaroo Care: Skin to skin contact between parent and baby.
  • Nasogastric Tube (NG Tube): Flexible tube inserted through the nostril, down the esophagus, and into the stomach. It is used to give food or remove air from the stomach.
  • Room air: This is the air we breathe without oxygen support.
  • Ventilator (or respirator): A mechanical breathing machine that delivers air to baby’s lungs. The ventilator breathes for baby as their lungs recover.

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General Info

www.prematurity.org

www.preemiebabies101.com

www.preemieworld.com

Support for NICU Families

March of Dimes - www.marchofdimes.org

Hand to Hold - www.handtohold.org

Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central Georgia - www.rmhccga.org

Graham’s Foundation - www.grahamsfoundation.org

Support for Babies with Congenital Heart Defects - www.chdbabies.com

Scrapbook pages for preemies - www.dreemiepreemie.com

Clothes for preemies - www.preemiestore.com

Remeberance Photography - www.nowilaymedowntosleep.org

Parents of Multiples - www.raisingmultiples.org

Micropreemie support - www.zoerose.org

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