NICU Coverage

Bittersweet: What it's like working with babies in the NICU at UNC REX
Dr. Marie Ambroise Thigpen has a thing for babies.

Mother's Day Project surprises new moms
A couple that loss both their mothers at an early age give care packages and gift cards to mothers who have babies being treated at the NICU at Duke Hospital.

Local NICU nurse does it all
They say heroes wear capes. Although Michelle Clements wears scrubs and she spends most of her time at work taking care of others -- not to mention she's also a mom, grandmother and student.

National Nurses Day: Day to honor nurses
WRAL's Leslie Moreno introduces users to one of many local nurses, going above and beyond.

Fla. father dances stress away
When a baby is born premature, the long nights and days in the hospital are agonizing. Often parents are living moment to moment. One father from Florida decided to dance the stress away and is sharing his moves on social media.

Santa visits Mayo Clinic Hospital NICU
A faux-bearded Santa strokes the forehead of a prematurely born baby in the neonatal intensive care unit at Mayo Clinic Hospital.

Cuddles needed: UNC-Rex seeks volunteers to snuggle newborn babies
The UNC-Rex Birth Center is looking for volunteers for a rewarding job -- cuddling a newborn baby in their neonatal intensive care unit.

Raleigh hospital seeks volunteer cuddlers
The UNC-Rex Birth Center is looking for volunteers for a rewarding job -- cuddling a newborn baby in their neonatal intensive care unit.

After daughter's NICU stay, mom creates cover to keep pacifiers clean
Jennifer Melvin started creating a pacifier cover when her daughter was in the neonatal intensive care unit. Six years later, it's finally launched.

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'Giraffe Beds' increase survival rate of micro preemie babies
The Giraffe OmniCare Station, or "Giraffe bed," is a device that functions as a mother's womb for a baby born weighing less than 1 pound, 12 ounces or before 26 weeks gestation.