Support and Resources for Parents
Read our Patient and Family Transfer Guide.
NICU STEPS Support Group
NICU STEPS (Support through Education and Parent Sharing) is a group of parent volunteers who offer support for parents during and after their NICU experience. This innovative, free program offers parents who have or have had a baby in the NICU a chance to meet and share with other parents to make the experience a little easier. The group is a resource for:
Chaplain and Chapel
Your pastor, priest, rabbi, or spiritual leader is welcome to visit at any time, but must be accompanied by a parent. If you or your family would like to speak with Munson Medical Center’s chaplain, she may be reached at 231-935-7163, or from a hospital courtesy phone at 5-7163. We have provided quiet space for prayer and reflection near the NICU. Staff can provide directions to the chapel. Visitors of all faiths are welcome. The chapel is always open.
Books
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Parenting Your Premature Baby and Child: The Emotional Journey, by Deborah L. Davis.
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The Premature Baby Book: Everything You Need to Know About Your Premature Baby from Birth to Age One, by William Sears.
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The Preemie Parents’ Companion: The Essential Guide for Caring for Your Premature Baby in the Hospital, at Home, and Through the First Years, by Susan L. Madden.
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Kangaroo Care: The Best You Can Do to Help Your Pre-term Infant, by Susan Ludington-Hoe
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The Latch and Other Keys to Breast-feeding Success, by Jack Newman
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