Mother visits University Hospital NICU where son’s life was saved 5 years ago

A science-based program at the University Hospital NICU is teaching parents sensory activities that can stimulate healing in their babies.After two weeks of hospital bed rest, she gave birth to her son Jacob at 29 weeks.

Julia said that’s all thanks to University Hospital’s Family Nurture Care Program, which had just been initiated when Jacob was admitted to the NICU. “There’s cuddle time. There was special touch. There’s a nerve that is stimulated in utero, and they taught me how to stimulate that nerve. The scent rags, you know, leaving my scent behind for him,” Julia said, describing parts of the program.

Gong has worked in the University Hospital NICU since 1985. She said she is proud to see decades’ worth of work culminate in the Family Nurture Care Program.

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