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“All we could do was sit, wait and pray” – Nicola’s story

By BorneApril 5, 2019Life in NICU, Story

Nicola shares the harrowing journey of giving birth prematurely to daughter Edie at only 23 weeks and one day, and what she has learned from it.

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Coping with life in the NICU: a father’s perspective

By David Madoc-JonesJune 15, 2018Life in NICU, Story

Ahead of Father’s Day, we spoke to David Madoc-Jones about the birth of his daughter Edie at 23 weeks and how he coped with the experience.

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“Babies aren’t designed to survive outside the mother’s body at 23 weeks”

By David Madoc-JonesJune 15, 2018Life in NICU, Story

Everything had been going well. My wife Nicola had had a 20-week scan, and everything looked healthy. And then one night, I got an email at work.

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A heart as strong as a lion

By Kathleen BrooksMarch 11, 2018Life in NICU, Story

To commemorate Mother’s Day, a mother writes about her daughter’s unexpected preterm arrival and the roller coaster journey they have been on.

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Christmas in NICU with a premature baby

By Fiona MylchreestDecember 23, 2016Life in NICU, Story

“When people talk about a baby’s first Christmas, they don’t mean in hospital.”

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From bloodbath to bubble bath

By Fiona MylchreestSeptember 14, 2016Life in NICU

I remember vividly one terrifying incident in NICU. I can still feel the sweet stickiness of blood on my fingers; I can feel the tension even writing about it.

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