There are many resources that are available for parents of premature infants. Here’s a simple, and definitely not all-inclusive list.
Support Groups
- Share- a forum set up by the March of Dimes for NICU families
- Inspire- a forum of preemie parents run largely by the community
- Preemie Mom Blogs- a forum for parents of micropreemies
- Support for Special Needs- a forum of parents with all different kinds of needs
Care Packages
- Graham’s Foundation- Sends care packages to parents with babies in the NICU, as well as Remembrance Packages for babies who have passed too soon.
- Friends of Maddie- Sends care packages to parents with babies in the NICU.
Information
- March of Dimes- “Working together for stronger, healthier babies”
- About.com- A week by week gestational guide of how preemie do in the NICU
Do you have a Resource you would like to share? One that you run? One that helped you? Please let me know at cak.micropreemie {at} gmail {dot} com