MEDICAID NOTICE: Lurie Children’s continues to serve all patients enrolled in Medicaid. As a safety-net hospital, we will continue providing high-quality care to every child who needs us.

AVISO SOBRE MEDICAID: Lurie Children’s continúa atendiendo a todos los pacientes inscritos en Medicaid. Como hospital perteneciente a la red de protección social, continuaremos brindando atención de alta calidad a cada niño que nos necesite.

NICU Resources for Parents & Families

In this section, find helpful information and reference materials related to your child's stay in the NICU.

Arriving to the NICU

Compass App
NICU Family Resource Packet
Team Roles
NICU Dictionary

Throughout Your NICU Stay

Ideas for bonding with your baby
Dads and the NICU
Kangaroo Care
Grandparents in the NICU
Helping your older children cope
How to play with babies
The 5 S’s
Volunteer Program
Mental Health Resources
My mental health plan
Breastfeeding and Pumping Resources
Building a Breast Milk Supply

Discharging from the NICU

NICU Transition Care Guide
Taking your baby home on medical equipment
Storage and Transportation of Breast Milk
How to Mix Formula

Parent to Parent – NICU Family Partnership Council

Parenting in the NICU
Navigating the NICU
Resources and Support
NICU Family Partnership Council Information
Lurie Children’s ParentWISE program

Additional Resources & Support

Visit the following helpful and physician-recommended websites to learn more about neonatology: