The Heartbeat in the NICU
In neonatal intensive care units, nurses have long observed a phenomenon they call kangaroo care. When a premature infant — tiny, struggling, hooked to monitors...
This is stories & illustrations, drawing on Zephaniah 3:17.
In neonatal intensive care units, nurses have long observed a phenomenon they call kangaroo care. When a premature infant — tiny, struggling, hooked to monitors that beep with every irregular heartbeat — is lifted from the isolette and placed skin-to-skin against a parent's bare chest, something remarkable happens. Within minutes, the baby's erratic heart rhythm begins to steady. Breathing deepens.…
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