09/01/2026
September is NICU Awareness Month.
Approximately 36,000 babies are born in the U.S. each year weighing less than 2.75 lbs. Some are born at 24 weeks, barely past the threshold of viability. Their first home is the incubator. Their first feeds come through tubes. Their earliest days unfold in a world most people never see.
The NICU teams who care for them, nurses, neonatologists, dietitians, and respiratory therapists, are extraordinary. And the families who show up every day are too.
This month, we will be sharing resources, evidence, and stories from the NICU. Because awareness is a starting point, not a finish line.