A neonatologist is a specially-trained pediatrician who cares for preterm babies in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about 1 in 10 babies in the U.S. are born prematurely. Premature births, also called preterm births, happen when a baby is born before 37 weeks of pregnancy….
Lindsay and David Rogers know what it feels like to leave a piece of their hearts in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) every time they had to say goodbye to their baby, Liam. Born 16 weeks early, Liam spent the first three months of his life in the Norton Women’s & Children’s Hospital NICU….
Some new parents find themselves grappling with unanticipated complications after their baby is born. If the baby has to spend time in the hospital, he or she likely will be in the neonatal intensive care unit, or NICU. That’s when parents may wonder what a NICU is and what’s the difference between levels of NICUs….
Surviving everything Stella Paul has been through in her one year of life is nothing short of a miracle. But her biggest miracle came on July 23, 2018, when a family made the difficult decision to donate their child’s heart. Norton Children’s Heart Institute Learn more about Norton Children’s Heart Institute, affiliated with the University…
Pregnant or planning? Norton Healthcare and Norton Children’s offer high-quality care for you and your baby. NortonBaby.com Though there won’t be any trick-or-treating, babies at Norton Women’s & Children’s Hospital’s neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) are ready for their first Halloween. Infants showed off their little costumes in front of family and friends. “Dressing babies…
Take a free tour of the Norton Children’s Hospital Home & BMW Raffle house at 10934 Monkshood Drive, Prospect, Kentucky. Come to an open house, held every Saturday and Sunday through Nov. 11, noon to 6 p.m., and Nov. 17, noon to 3 p.m. You can purchase a raffle ticket at the house and register…
There were lots of hugs and smiles at Norton Women’s & Children’s Hospital as more than 1,000 former neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) patients and their families reunited with the doctors, nurses and other clinicians who cared for them during their time in the hospital. Every summer, the hospital hosts its annual NICU reunion. This…
More than 2,500 former Norton Children’s Hospital neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) patients and their families reunited with the doctors and nurses who saved their lives on Saturday, May 12, for the 10th annual NICU Reunion at Louisville Waterfront Park. Attendees enjoyed a kids’ play zone, sand activities, face painting and more. The event was…
Brittany K. Martin, M.D., never had any doubt what she wanted to do for a living. “I’m one of those lucky people who just always knew what I wanted to do,” she said. “I wanted to be a pediatrician as far back as I can remember.” It wasn’t until she was in training as a…
The first 105 days of Remy’s life were confined to the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) at Norton Women’s & Children’s Hospital. Born at just 25 weeks and weighing a little over 1 pound, she spent more than three months in the NICU. During that time, the doctors, nurses and so many others on the…
To be a long-time nurse at Norton Children’s Hospital, you must really love what you do. And that means going beyond the job description — something Nancy Allgood, R.N., embraces. Recently some families of patients let us know what this special NICU nurse has meant to them. Pregnant or planning? Start your pregnancy journey with…
The Miller family of Bowling Green, Kentucky, has a reason to celebrate Heart Month every day. Their daughter, Abigail, recently celebrated her first birthday — her “heartiversary” — with family and friends. A year ago, her parents, Amanda and Tim, learned Abigail needed lifesaving surgery to fix defects in her heart — ventricular septal defect…