Developmental Milestones: How to Help Your Baby Grow and Develop

Kacie Demetros, MS OTR/L CEIM, is a pediatric occupational therapist at the Inova Loudoun Hospital Outpatient Specialty Rehabilitation Center. She is a member of the rehabilitation team for the hospital’s NICU Follow-Up Clinic. Rolling over. Grasping a toy. Sitting up without help. Babies experience amazing developmental milestones in their first year, each at their own…

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Philanthropic Support for Babies

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Inova Alexandria Hospital spring campaign supports NICU Each year, at least 250 of the 3,600 babies delivered at Inova Alexandria Hospital (IAH) will spend some time in the Charlotte and Walter Jones Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). They require special attention and support, which is why the NICU was selected by the IAH Foundation Board…

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Baby born at 26 weeks now thrives due to care at Inova Alexandria’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

Little Miracles Victoria Katherine Harron came into this world last Aug. 24, weighing less than 25 ounces and barely fitting in her mother’s hand. She took her first out-of-the-womb breath after an emergency C-section at Inova Alexandria Hospital. Immediately after delivery, Victoria was transferred to the hospital’s Level 3 Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). Dana…

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Healing Sick Babies: It Takes a Team

 Robin L. Baker, MD, cares for babies in the neonatal intensive care unit at Inova Children’s Hospital on the Inova Fairfax Medical Campus. He is board-certified in neonatal-perinatal medicine and pediatrics.     Each year, an estimated 15 million babies around the world are born too soon, according to the March of Dimes, and one…

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Twins born early thrive at Inova Loudoun NICU

Best Start Inova Loudoun Hospital’s NICU provides expert care for babies in a family-friendly setting For parents-to-be Yana and Glenn Harshman, the Neonatal Intensive Care Unity (NICU) at Inova Loudoun Hospital provided the best possible start for their twin babies, Isabella and Kathrin. For seven months, Yana’s pregnancy had progressed without a hitch. But at…

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Inova Loudoun Hospital Hosting Tenth Annual NICU Reunion

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NICU Reunion Reunites Families, Caregivers Leesburg, VA — Inova Loudoun Hospital is hosting the 12th Annual NICU Reunion on Sunday, September 24 from 2 – 4 p.m. for patients cared for in the hospital’s neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). Former NICU patients and their families are invited to get together to spend time with current…

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Good news for preemies: Inova Fair Oaks NICU provides comforting, personalized and high-tech care

Prepared for Preemies If Your Preemie or Newborn Needs Acute Medical Care, the Inova Fair Oaks Hospital NICU (Neonatal Intensive Care Unit) Provides a Comforting, Personalized and High-Tech Option No one wants complications during childbirth, but they are all too often a reality. Laura Koscho, who gave birth at Inova Fair Oaks Hospital (IFOH) in…

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U.S. News & World Report Names Inova Children’s Hospital among Best in the Nation

Inova Children’s Ranks #45 in Neonatology Specialty Falls Church, VA – June 21, 2016 – U.S. News & World Report has ranked Inova Children’s Hospital #45 in Pediatric Neonatology specialty in the new 2016-17 Best Children’s Hospitals rankings. Inova Children’s Hospital has been ranked in the Top 50 Best Children’s Hospitals in the nation for four years running.…

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Inova Loudoun Hospital Hosting Tenth Annual NICU Reunion

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NICU Reunion Reunites Families, Caregivers Leesburg, VA — September 22, 2015 — Inova Loudoun Hospital is hosting the 10th Annual NICU Reunion on Sunday, September 27 from 2 – 4 p.m. for patients cared for in the hospital’s neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). Former NICU patients and their families are invited to get together to spend…

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