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Premature babies: 15 tips to support someone with a baby (or twins!) in NICU 


by Laura George
10th Jan 2023

Having a baby in the neonatal intensive care unit is an incredibly difficult time. Here are 15 practical tips to support someone with a premature baby  

My daughter had twin boys, George and Arthur, two months ago at 30 weeks (she still hasn’t even reached her due date!). All are thankfully well and thriving now. And they are all home together. The care they received in Holles Street as public patients was off the charts. There was not a single thing we could fault in any way, little or large. The whole family was treated with utmost sensitivity and expertise.  Still,...

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