Advocating for Preemies

How a Premature Baby Can Qualify For Disability Benefits

How a Premature Baby Can Qualify For Disability Benefits

A premature baby can have serious health problems that require one parent to stop working and be the person in charge of the baby’s health care. During this stressful time the last thing new parents need is the financial strain that can come from losing an income. The Social Security Administration’s Supplemental Support Income program may be able to help ease that burden for parents.

Meet Our Team: Michaela

Meet Our Team: Michaela

I am very excited to be partnering with Graham’s Foundation. My son Carter was born at 10 weeks premature, at 30 weeks and 1 day. He was 3 pounds 11 ounces and was 16 ¼ inches long. I was terrified about whether he would be okay and what implications this would have for the rest of […]

Have You Heard About #NICUHour?

Have You Heard About #NICUHour?

Today we’re sharing a Q&A with Lottie King, founder and head of Leo’s Neonatal in the UK. Leo’s Neonatal cares for families during premature and traumatic labour, in the neonatal unit and beyond. They also have support programs for medical staff in NICU and maternity! We had a chance to chat over email with Lottie […]

What Makes Graham's Foundation Special

What Makes Graham’s Foundation Special

Parents of preemies describe the experience of having an infant in the neonatal intensive care unit, whether for four weeks or four months, as stressful, frightening, exhausting, and isolating. For many, the NICU journey represents both a family and a financial crisis. Babies born extremely premature are often in critical condition with health problems that […]

The Gap Baby – An RSV Story

Most young children encounter what’s known as Respiratory Syncytial Virus, or RSV, before age two. It’s a common seasonal virus with flu-like symptoms and in otherwise healthy children it can be no big deal. In preemies, however, it can be literally deadly. Prevention is possible, but as this video from the National Coalition for Infant […]