The benefits of kangaroo care: A patient-family story
One family's story of the importance of kangaroo care for their baby girls in the Children's Minnesota NICU.
NICU - Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Born at 25 weeks: Sydney’s story
A mom shares her experience with the Children's NICU, where her prematurely born daughter stayed for 3 months.
Advice for families in the NICU and friends who want to support
Hannah Hill shares tips for families in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and friends that want to support during that difficult time.
Why I Walk for Amazing: Stella and Nora
With two health-affected kids, Stella and Nora, the Yanisch family is gearing up to participate in the second annual Walk for Amazing to be inspired and find community.
Caring for children after they leave the neonatal intensive care unit
Caring for babies doesn't end when they graduate from the NICU. Children's Minnesota offers a free follow-up program for at-risk babies.
Izzy’s Ice Cream 13 Days of Giving Benefiting the Three Angels Fund
February 15, 2018, 3 p.m. – 9 p.m.
As part of their 5th Annual 13 Days of Giving Event, Izzy’s Ice Cream will donate $2 for every cone sold on February 15, to the Olivia, Jack and Gracie Becker Endowment Fund, which benefits the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at Children’s in Saint Paul.
Evening for the Angels
September 29, 2018, 5 p.m. – 11:59 p.m., Eagan
This fun, friend-filled evening benefits the Three Angels Endowment Fund, all proceeds from which benefit the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at St. Paul Children's.
No ordinary boy
Born with a one-of-a-kind genetic variance, 2-year-old William Schlimm learned to walk with the help of rehabilitation services at Children’s Minnesota.
Star Tribune: At Children’s, American Indian babies get gift of moccasins
Through the First Gift program, Children’s Minnesota is working together with the American Indian community to honor their traditions, including presenting moccasins to babies in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and Special Care Nursery.
Micro preemie weighed less than 1 pound at birth
NICU Then & Now: Jonathon Whitehill weighed 10.9 ounces when he was born in 2009. Today he's a first-grader who loves school and sports.