Audrey Nicodemus was nervous about going through a high-risk pregnancy in the middle of a pandemic, but she found comfort and friendship from her medical team at Regional One Health. She said Dr. Molly Houser oversaw a plan of care that allowed her to give her new baby a healthy start. The exceptional care [...]
October is Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Awareness Month, and Regional One Health is starting a new Safe to Sleep initiative to help parents prevent a tragedy. Our doctors and nurses are educating parents about safe sleep spaces and positioning for their baby, and even modeling that behavior through hands-on demonstrations. The project is part [...]
For hospitalized infants, breastmilk is more than nutrition - it can be lifesaving medicine. Regional One Health's Milk Depot helps provide breastmilk for these vulnerable babies by making it easy for moms to donate their excess milk. Donors simply undergo a screening process through the Milk Bank of Austin, and then contact the Milk [...]
When Rina Nguyen started working at Regional One Health earlier this year, it was a case of life coming full circle. Rina is a graduate of our NICU, having been born here in 1992 weighing just over 3 pounds. Her parents were told she faced difficult odds, but she survived thanks to the skilled, [...]
Riley Andrew James was born at Regional One Health at 12:11 a.m. January 1, making him Memphis's first baby of the decade. The experience was even more exciting for the labor and delivery team because Riley's mom is one of their own - labor and delivery nurse Secillia Mitchell. Secillia said she never considered [...]
Emily and Joel Long say the compassionate care they received after losing their infant daughter last summer helped them heal, and now they’re on a mission to provide that same opportunity for other Tennessee families. Joel and Emily Long created the Helen James Foundation after losing their baby girl. Their goal is to [...]
For babies in the NICU, needles, tubes and monitors are a fact of life. It’s all done to help them grow and thrive, but for a newborn, it’s still negative stimulation that can lead to agitation and discomfort. At Regional One Health, doctors and therapists are looking at a way to bring a more [...]
New parents will do just about anything to turn their baby’s cries and grimaces into coos and grins. As it turns out, the answer might be right at their fingertips – literally. Regional One Health is giving Mid-South parents and other caretakers a unique opportunity to learn the art of infant massage. The health [...]
The fact that Melinda Sergeant pours her heart into her volunteer work brings love and light to babies and nurses in Regional One Health’s NICU. It does the same for Melinda. “I walk through there, and it reminds me how precious life is, and how much people fight to live. At 20 weeks old, [...]
The fact that Melinda Sergeant pours her heart into her volunteer work brings love and light to babies and nurses in Regional One Health’s NICU. It does the same for Melinda. “I walk through there, and it reminds me how precious life is, and how much people fight to live. At 20 weeks old, [...]