July 2013 - Preemie, NICU, Angel Inspiration & Information Archive

Highlights/Archive for July 2013 -  facebook....

One of the best things in the world: when someone you love holds your hand  ... or finger  

Any friends in the Houston area interested in having a giraffe making party or have fabric to donate? We are trying to get our Sew & Craft group there up and running  Jen Please email jen@preemieprints.org if you are interested in helping with Preemie Prints sew & craft!

Hightlights from out Houston June H.O.P.E meeting

After 42 days in the NICU, Piper and her family are glad she is home! You can read about her story and see her Preemie Prints sneak peaks here. Thank you, Savannah Grace Photography for providing these precious moments.  Sherri

Isn't this so true for our fierce little fighters?

Some NICU grads and friends at our July Bryan-College Station HOPE meeting

Thank you to Fazoli's of College Station, Tx For sponsoring our July NICU H.O.P.E. Meeting & supporting NICU families!!

We enjoyed speaking to the NICU/L&D staff at the new College Station Scott & White Hospital today! We're looking forward to being a part of their NICU and offering additional support to families. We also had a chance to see the Preemie Prints photos lining the walls of the NICU and loved them!! We welcome them to BCS.

A set of triplets spent a month in the St. Joseph's NICU. That green tube is a positioner made by our Preemie Prints Sew & Craft group. Awesome to see they are being used to help these tiny miracles ♥ Jen

Our newest set of triplets went home over the weekend, after about a month in our NICU. Read about their journey on our blog:

Read more here!

Here's our latest NICU Grad Photo Shoot of sweet little Eleanor. You can read more about her amazing journey on our blog by clicking the link below. Special thank you to Tammy at Fraley Photography for these precious photos.
~Sherri

Sweet donation we just received! These are beautiful handmade crochet baby blankets! Thank you so much to the special person who sent them to us. 

Handmade gifts displayed at Scott & White open house. These are the gifts we will be donating to families!

Every baby is a miracle, preemies just had to work a little harder at it!

Good morning!! In or out of the NICU, I Hope everyone has a blessed Saturday with lots of happy moments!

July Houston NICU Hope Meeting pictures!

"Gram by gram we cheered when she gained weight..." Little Zoey beat the odds. You can read more about her story here. Special thanks to Andrea Bacle Photography for capturing beautiful moments for this beautiful family. ~Sherri

Registration is up!! Lets run or walk for our preemies, NICU babies and and angel babies. Spread the word to share awareness and hope 

View event on Facebook here

Breaking News - Premature Birth December 14, 2011

A team of investigators of the National Institutes of Health housed at the Detroit Medical Center (DMC) and Wayne State University (WSU) published TODAY that performing a cervical ultrasound in all pregnant women and treating those with a short cervix with vaginal progesterone reduces the rate of preterm birth and neonatal complications. Please share around!

Read the full article here:

http://www.istockanalyst.com/business/news/5597471/major-new-international-study-shows-the-effectiveness-and-safety-of-vaginal-progesterone-in-the-prevention-of-preterm-birth

This is a welcome finding for the world of premature birth and may have a very large impact in reducing the over 500,000 premature births in the US per year.

Premature Baby News 12/8/11

http://acogpresident.org/2011/12/08/drop-in-cesareans-teen-births-premature-babies-welcome-news/

The CDC recently released preliminary 2010 data on births in the US and there’s good news. For starters, preterm births declined for the fourth straight year. Although the rate is still high, it’s clear that progress is being made in preventing premature births.

http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2011/dec/08/county-honors-emts-for-assisting-birth-of/?local

What an inspiring story! Two emergency responders received special recognition from the Hamilton County Commission for an extraordinary birth -- the successful July 31 delivery of a baby weighing less than a pound!!!

http://www.14news.com/story/16217452/stress-early-in-pregnancy-linked-to-fewer-baby-boys

THURSDAY, Dec. 8 (HealthDay News) -- A stressful early pregnancy could lower a woman's odds for delivering a boy and raise her risk for premature delivery, a new study suggests.

http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-12-babies-born-weeks-fare.html

(Medical Xpress) -- Only 71 per cent of babies born between 32 and 36 weeks are successful in key stage 1 (KS1) tests (defined as achieving at least level 2 in reading, writing and maths), compared to 79 per cent of babies born at full term (37-41 weeks).

Wow! December 8th is a big day for preemie news. Check out news stories here all pertaining to prematurity, the NICU, and the health of preemies. Have a blessed day!