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You’re finally home from the NICU… Now what?!

While in the NICU, you and your baby received world-class support around the clock. Now that your baby has been discharged (hooray 🎉), we understand that this transition can bring a mix of emotions like excitement and nervousness. You may even feel alone and unsure about what steps to take next. We're here to help so that you thrive well beyond the transition from the NICU, celebrating every milestone with you along the way.

How We Support NICU Families

Support shouldn't end at discharge.

NICU Alumni offers free programs and resources to walk alongside your family from graduation day through every milestone that follows

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our network of support

  • Logo for Nicklaus Children's Hospital with a pink heart and a yellow bear inside the heart, next to the hospital name in blue text.
  • Baby Steps logo with orange baby footprints and a pink heart, with text 'Baby Steps' and the tagline 'Supporting the tiniest steps towards home' in pink.
  • HCA Healthcare logo with the text 'HCA Healthcare' and an orange symbol resembling a cross with a diamond shape in the center.
  • Text 'early steps' with graphic of baby shoes.
  • Easterseals logo with orange dots forming a semi-circle and the tagline 'taking on disability together' in orange text
  • Logo for The Zaky with a green heart outline, a red star inside the heart, and the tagline 'Touch changes everything'.
  • NICU Parent Network logo with an abstract circular design and the acronym NPN in green, and the full name NICU Parent Network written below in orange.
  • Logo of the Prolacta Bioscience Foundation with the name in purple and black text, and a profile silhouette of a baby in purple on the right side.
  • Logo of Wellington Regional Medical Center with green and blue design elements.