Supporting NICUs as they begin or strengthen Family-Centered Care in their units.
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Calling all clinicians and families in Arizona and California! Adaptive Parent Project is collaborating with University of Saint Augustine for Health Sciences to offer FREE virtual occupational therapy support for parents with disabilities.
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Do you have your calendar invite? Join us for an open forum-style FCC Community Exchange session on Thursday, November 19th at 11am PT/2pm EST.
Join our free membership to register: stanforduniversity.qualtrics…
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Join us at Hand to Hold’s NICU Mental Health Conference!
Use code FCC-TASK for 10% off registration; Family Partners attend for free! Learn more: handtohold.org/get-involved/…
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Join us in recognizing Respiratory Care Week and the important role Respiratory Therapists play in delivering healing and hope in the NICU!
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Join us Wednesday, November 12 at 11am PT/2pm EST for a webinar with Kimberly Novod, MPA E. Novod, MPA, NICU Parent, and Barbara ORourke O'Rourke, RN-NIC, C-ELBW, TIP.
Share our free membership link with your colleagues to invite them along: stanforduniversity.qualtrics…
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Did you miss our September 17th Community Exchange session? Access pre- and post-reflection guides which are invaluable tools for NICUs working to provide trauma-informed family-centered care. Visit our website to download for free: fcctaskforce.org/september-2…
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This month, help us support NICUs working toward implementing family meetings in their units!
***Family meetings can also be referred to as care conferences and consist of an infant’s family and interdisciplinary care team.
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We hope you’ll join us in Austin for the 2026 NPN Leadership Summit & Retreat, November 6–7. This is a space for NICU parent leaders, advocates, bereaved parents, healthcare professionals, and others committed to strengthening the NICU parent voice.
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We invite both families and clinicians to join us in honoring the brief but deeply meaningful lives of the babies gone too soon.
To the families who carry this profound grief: Your love is everlasting, and your baby is remembered.
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We’re excited and proud to share a new American Academy of Pediatrics Family Partnerships article featuring our very own Betsy Pilon, Executive Director of Hope for HIE and Katrina Moline, Executive Director of Hand To Hold.
Access the free article here: publications.aap.org/pediatr…
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In a recent FCC Taskforce poll, 40% of respondents shared they do not have a formal reading program in their NICU. We encourage you to take advantage of our free FCC Community Exchange session to begin or strengthen your unit’s reading program!
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September Poll results are in! Last month, we asked you to help us understand how your unit navigates Social Determinants/Influencers of Health (SDOH or SIOH).
See all results here: fcctaskforce.org/social-dete…
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This month, help us support NICUs working toward implementing family meetings in their units!
***Family meetings can also be referred to as care conferences and consist of an infant’s family and interdisciplinary care team.
Respond here: stanforduniversity.qualtrics…
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Join us for ROARING Through Reading: Empowering NICU Families with Melissa, Annie, Malathi, Kelly, Anna, and Rebekah with El Camino Health NICU’s ROAR (Reach Out And Read) Team. Register here: stanforduniversity.qualtrics…
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As NICU Awareness Month comes to a close, we'd like to express our gratitude to our industry partners and their commitment to family-centered care. Thank you for helping us advocate for FCC as a standard of care!
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Join us Wednesday, November 12 at 11am PT/2pm EST for a webinar with Kimberly Novod, MPA E. Novod, MPA, NICU Parent, and Barbara ORourke O'Rourke, RN-NIC, C-ELBW, TIP.
Share our free membership link with your colleagues to invite them along:
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In 2022, the National Perinatal Association (NPA) published their Interdisciplinary Guidelines and Recommendations for
NICU Discharge Preparation and Transition Planning. Now, it's time to make them even better. And You can help! Take the survey here: nationalperinatal.org/2026-s…
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This month, we’re asking how your unit navigates Social Determinants/Influencers of Health (SDOH or SIOH). Thank you for sharing!
Respond here: stanforduniversity.qualtrics…
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Our colleagues @ Duke Health, Boston College, and UNC Wilmington are seeking healthcare & community professionals in acute care and community-based settings who support families transitioning from the NICU to home! Email them at nicu2famu@duke.edu if you're open to participating.
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Happy International Neonatal Therapy Week! This week we recognize our neonatal therapists—OT, PT, SLP—and the clinical value they bring to the NICU: earlier oral feeding, better positioning and neurodevelopment, shorter lengths of stay, and smoother transitions home. #INTW2026
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Attending this week's FCC Community Exchange? Take a look at the Pre-Exchange Reflection Guide below to make the most of this session:
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Happy National Neonatal Nurses Week! Join us in celebrating the incredible dedication and compassion of neonatal nurses.
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Join us this week for an FCC Community Exchange session facilitated by Mary Coughlin MS, NNP, NCC-E and Mia Malcolm.
Join their free membership to register: stanforduniversity.qualtrics…
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Help us understand how your unit navigates Social Determinants/Influencers of Health (SDOH or SIOH). SDOH/SIOH defined as non-medical factors such as socioeconomic status that affect infant and family health outcomes.
Respond here: stanforduniversity.qualtrics…
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Happening this week! Join us for a free webinar centered on supporting parents with disabilities during pregnancy, a NICU stay, and beyond. Register here: stanforduniversity.qualtrics…
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Join California Perinatal Quality Care Collaborative (CPQCC) for a free webinar on implementing their NICU Family Advisory Council Toolkit! Register here: stanford.zoom.us/webinar/reg…
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Our 16th free quarterly newsletter is here! Please take a moment to read our Summer 2026 edition and share it with your colleagues. Download it here: fcctaskforce.org/wp-content/…
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Great opportunity from the Institute for Patient- and Family-Centered Care! Register here: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi…
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September is NICU Awareness Month! Join us in honoring NICU families and the healthcare professionals who care for them.
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Last call for August Poll responses! We're asking for your insights around educating families on early mobility of their NICU baby. Early mobility supports getting babies out of bed sooner when safe and appropriate. Respond here: stanforduniversity.qualtrics…
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Did you miss our August Community Exchange featuring Carolyn Bleiler, RN, PhD on practical ways NICU nurses can partner with fathers and non-birthing parents in the NICU? Catch up here: fcctaskforce.org/august-2026…
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Join the National Association of Perinatal Social Workers on September 10, 12-1 PM EST for NAPSW's Advochats. Registration is free at this link: urldefense.com/v3/__members.…$
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Check out this free event featuring the NICU dad perspective! Register here: us02web.zoom.us/.../reg.../W…
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The FCC Taskforce fully supported 11 FCC Scholars in attending this year’s Gravens Conference! We’re grateful to Chiesi USA, Inc. and Mead Johnson Nutrition for generously supporting this work. Check out their reflections on their time at Gravens: fcctaskforce.org/wp-content/…
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Join us in supporting Solutions for Kids in Pain (SKIP) by completing this brief survey: app.simplycast.ca/?q=forms/n…
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Last month, we asked for your help in supporting NICUs working toward establishing policies around preserving milestones like first hold, first bath, first bottle, etc. for families.
Read all July Poll responses here: fcctaskforce.org/preserving-…
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This month, we’re asking for your insights around educating families on early mobility of their NICU baby. Early mobility supports getting babies out of bed sooner when safe and appropriate. Respond here: stanforduniversity.qualtrics…
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This August 1-7, we celebrate World Breastfeeding Week and the strength, love, and dedication behind every feeding journey.
Check out this great resource from GFCNI: gfcni.org/campaigns/world-br…
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🚨Date Change🚨
Join us Tuesday, August 18th where Carolyn Bleiler, RN, PhD will be sharing practical ways NICU nurses can partner with fathers and non-birthing parents in the NICU.
Join our free membership to register: stanforduniversity.qualtrics…
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Next month, we’re focusing on supporting parents with disabilities during pregnancy, a NICU stay, and beyond.
Join our free membership to register: stanforduniversity.qualtrics…
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Join @sauls_light for their 6th Annual NICU Health & Equity Summit taking place Thursday, September 17th at 6am PT/9am EST virtually or in person at Manning Family Children’s Hospital. Registration is free, CE’s are available.
Register here: urldefense.com/v3/__eventbri…$
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Mark your calendars for our August 20th FCC Community Exchange! Carolyn Bleiler, RN, PhD will be sharing practical ways NICU nurses can partner with fathers and non-birthing parents in the NICU.
Join our free membership to register: stanforduniversity.qualtrics…
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The FCC Taskforce was recently featured by Stanford Impact Labs and The Stanford Report!
Read the full article here: impact.stanford.edu/article/…
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Thank you to the 40 community members who joined us for this month’s FCC Community Exchange session!
fcctaskforce.org/july-2026-2…
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Did you miss our July 9th Webinar featuring Latoya Blueford, Tracy Pella, MA, LHMP, EdS and Anthony Orisini, D.O., FAAP? We’ve compiled the recording, slides, and recommended reading to help you feel like you were there!
fcctaskforce.org/july-2026/
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We're excited to share our latest publication, A Family-Inclusive Taskforce for Improving NICU Quality of Care!
Read the open-access article here:
publications.aap.org/pediatr…
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Happening tomorrow: our July 16th FCC Community Exchange session!
Join our FREE membership to register: stanforduniversity.qualtrics…
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Help us support NICUs establishing policies that preserve milestones or ‘firsts’ for family caregivers. Milestones or firsts can include first hold, first bath, first bottle, etc. Respond here: stanforduniversity.qualtrics…
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Last month, we asked community members to share about their unit’s Family Support Specialist role.
Read all responses and access resources here: fcctaskforce.org/family-supp…
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Thank you, smallTalk NICU Egg System for supporting our July 9th Webinar! Check out how they're connecting babies and families in the NICU here: smalltalk.tech/
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Join us Thursday for a free educational webinar centering around clinician communication.
Become a member to register: stanforduniversity.qualtrics…
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Thank you to the 165+ members who joined us for this month’s FCC Community Exchange session! For a recording of this session, Q&A highlights, and resources shared, visit our website: fcctaskforce.org/june-2026/
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Last chance to share more about your unit’s Family Support Specialist role!
(Family Support Specialist role could also be called Family Support Coordinator or Navigator.)
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Check out this special edition of Neonatology Today on Therapeutic Design in the NICU, and our contribution: Centering Family Voices in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Design: A Framework for Family-Centered Environments. neonatologytoday.net/newslet…
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Join us for a webinar featuring Latoya Blueford of The Skylar Project, Tracy Pella of Connected Forever, and Anthony Orsini of The Orsini Way! This is a can't-miss event you'll want to attend with your team. Join our free membership to save your spot: stanforduniversity.qualtrics…
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Join us on June 25th at 11am PT/2pm EST for Humanizing the NICU: Integrating Mental Health Care with Christine Neugebauer, PhD, LPC-S, MT-BC and Kara Pepper, M.MFT, LMFT. stanforduniversity.qualtrics…
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Please take a moment to share more about your unit’s Family Support Specialist role: stanforduniversity.qualtrics…
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Join us on Thursday, July 9th for a free educational webinar centering around clinician communication. Join our free membership to register! stanforduniversity.qualtrics…
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Thank you to the 190+ members who attended our Presence Study Toolkit Webinar! We’re thrilled to have had the opportunity to share more about this comprehensive implementation-focused resource and look forward to hearing your feedback! youtu.be/86iHoaMb-fU?si=4-6h…
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Happening today! Join us at 11am PT/2pm EST for a free webinar featuring our Presence Study Toolkit. Become a member to register: stanforduniversity.qualtrics…
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Today is Placenta Health Awareness Day! Learn more about how to celebrate with this free toolkit: static1.squarespace.com/stat…
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May might be coming to an end, but that doesn’t mean creating awareness around NEC (necrotizing enterocolitis) has to. necsociety.org/
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Our 15th free quarterly newsletter is here! Please take a moment to read our Spring 2026 edition and share it with your colleagues. Those who print & post our free quarterly publication in their units report higher levels of buy-in around FCC practices!
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Join us for a free webinar on Tuesday, June 2nd at 11am PT/2pm EST. Become a member to register: stanforduniversity.qualtrics…
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The wait is over, it's finally here! Download our Presence Study Toolkit and help your unit take practical steps toward supporting parent presence as part of everyday care.
Access it for free on our website! fcctaskforce.org/parental-pr…
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Thank you to the 160+ participants who were able to attend our May 14th Webinar live, and to our incredible speakers, Veronica Barcelona, Jessi Barnes, Rose Horton, Adrienne McIntyre, and Cheniqua Morales for their meaningful and engaging presentation!
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Happening Today: a free educational webinar on “Stigmatizing Language: Changing the Narrative” with Veronica Barcelona, Jessi Barnes, Rose Horton, Adrienne McIntyre, and Cheniqua Morales. Become a member to get your calendar invite with Zoom link: stanforduniversity.qualtrics…
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Help us support NICUs strengthening skin-to-skin (kangaroo) care practices in their units. We appreciate your time and response!
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As Kangaroo Care Day celebrates its 15th anniversary, Founder Yamile Jackson has authored When Your Heart Touches Mine: The Power of Closeness.
Available in English and Spanish with bulk purchasing options for clinicians and teams.
kangaroo.care/pages/book
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Help us understand your unit's Skin-to-Skin (Kangaroo) Care practices! We appreciate your time and response. stanforduniversity.qualtrics…
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After 12 months of thoughtful consideration, authorship, and review, we are excited to release our Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, Belonging and Justice Position Statement.
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