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Family-Centered Care Taskforce @fcctaskforce.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

We invite you to watch a recording of the session to learn more about how this project developed from an idea into a practical, actionable blueprint for parental presence in the NICU. Don’t forget to download the Toolkit for your own unit!

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Family-Centered Care Taskforce @fcctaskforce.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

The FCC Taskforce was featured in CPBF’s Preemie Chats to share the story behind the how & why of our Presence Study Toolkit. www.youtube.com/live/uf1AbTH...

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LIVE - Peemie Chats - FCC Task Force - Sept.18 at 1 pm EDT

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Family-Centered Care Taskforce @fcctaskforce.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Their generosity allows our organization to provide free education and resources to support NICUs in beginning or strengthening FCC in their units.

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Family-Centered Care Taskforce @fcctaskforce.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

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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Family-Centered Care Taskforce @fcctaskforce.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

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.com/jfe/form/SV_...

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Family-Centered Care Taskforce @fcctaskforce.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

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: www.nationalperinatal.org/2026-survey

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NICU Discharge Survey | NPA

Tell us about NICU Discharge Preparation and Transition Planning - Help NPA improve our guidelines and recommendations so that we all can improve how we support NICU families.

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Family-Centered Care Taskforce @fcctaskforce.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

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.com/jfe/form/SV_...

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Family-Centered Care Taskforce @fcctaskforce.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Our colleagues at Duke Health, Boston College, and UNC Wilmington are seeking healthcare and 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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Family-Centered Care Taskforce @fcctaskforce.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

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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Family-Centered Care Taskforce @fcctaskforce.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Attending this week's FCC Community Exchange? Take a look at the Pre-Exchange Reflection Guide below to make the most of this session: fcctaskforce.org/wp-content/u...

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Family-Centered Care Taskforce @fcctaskforce.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Happy National Neonatal Nurses Week! Join us in celebrating the incredible dedication and compassion of neonatal nurses.

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Family-Centered Care Taskforce @fcctaskforce.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

The topic of their session is titled Beyond Difficult: Understanding What Families Carry into Healthcare and won’t be recorded, so you’ll want to be sure to attend this one in person.

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Family-Centered Care Taskforce @fcctaskforce.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

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.com/jfe/form/SV_...

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Family-Centered Care Taskforce @fcctaskforce.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

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.com/jfe/form/SV_...

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Family-Centered Care Taskforce @fcctaskforce.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

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.com/jfe/form/SV_...

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Family-Centered Care Taskforce @fcctaskforce.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

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/regi...

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Family-Centered Care Taskforce @fcctaskforce.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

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/u...

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Family-Centered Care Taskforce @fcctaskforce.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Great opportunity from the Institute for Patient- and Family-Centered Care! Register here: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

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Family-Centered Care Taskforce @fcctaskforce.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

September is NICU Awareness Month! Join us in honoring NICU families and the healthcare professionals who care for them.

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Family-Centered Care Taskforce @fcctaskforce.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

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.com/jfe/form/SV_...

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Family-Centered Care Taskforce @fcctaskforce.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

This week, we’re honoring Black Breastfeeding Week 2026, centered on the theme “We All We Got: 14 Years of Community, Care, and Collective Power.” Learn more here: blackbreastfeedingweek.org?mkt_tok=ODY3...

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Black Breastfeeding Week

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Family-Centered Care Taskforce @fcctaskforce.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

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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Family-Centered Care Taskforce @fcctaskforce.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

This free discussion will explore the joys and challenges of advocacy in social work, with a focus this month on community perinatal work and how social workers' roles differ from - or align with - those of medical social work colleagues.

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Family-Centered Care Taskforce @fcctaskforce.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

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/__https:/...

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Family-Centered Care Taskforce @fcctaskforce.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Check out this free event featuring the NICU dad perspective! Register here: us02web.zoom.us/.../reg.../W...

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Family-Centered Care Taskforce @fcctaskforce.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

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/u...

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Family-Centered Care Taskforce @fcctaskforce.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

This report is designed to help healthcare professionals recognize and mitigate biases, address social determinants of health, support parental mental & physical health, follow through after discharge, and advocate on behalf of families.

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Family-Centered Care Taskforce @fcctaskforce.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Join us in supporting Solutions for Kids in Pain (SKIP) by completing this brief survey: app.simplycast.ca?q=forms/new/...

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Family-Centered Care Taskforce @fcctaskforce.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

It’s important to note that supporting families in celebrating milestones humanizes their family’s medical crisis which can ease profound anxiety and build emotional attachment in an environment that tends to disconnect parents from their baby.

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Family-Centered Care Taskforce @fcctaskforce.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

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-m...

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Family-Centered Care Taskforce @fcctaskforce.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

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.com/jfe/form/SV_...

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Family-Centered Care Taskforce @fcctaskforce.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

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: www.gfcni.org/campaigns/wo...

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Family-Centered Care Taskforce @fcctaskforce.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

🚨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.com/jfe/form/SV_...

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Family-Centered Care Taskforce @fcctaskforce.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Featuring experts Kara Ayers, PhD, Alesha Thomas, BS, IBCLC, and Amy RL Rule, MD, MPH, FAAP, this event will provide practical tools, communication strategies, and inclusive care practices to help NICU staff and advocates better support families who face unique, often overlooked barriers to FCC.

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Family-Centered Care Taskforce @fcctaskforce.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

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.com/jfe/form/SV_...

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Family-Centered Care Taskforce @fcctaskforce.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Join Saul's 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/__https:/...

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Family-Centered Care Taskforce @fcctaskforce.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

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.com/jfe/form/SV_...

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Family-Centered Care Taskforce @fcctaskforce.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

The FCC Taskforce was recently featured by Stanford Impact Labs and The Stanford Report! Read the full article here: impact.stanford.edu/article/what...

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Family-Centered Care Taskforce @fcctaskforce.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

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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PreemieWorld Foundation @preemieworld.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Angel families understand that grief is a complex and lifelong journey and is not linear. PreemieWorld honors these families and stands with you in remembrance. - preemieworld.org/ #AngelFamilies #GriefJourney

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Family-Centered Care Taskforce @fcctaskforce.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

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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Family-Centered Care Taskforce @fcctaskforce.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Whether you’re a healthcare professional, a quality improvement researcher, or a parent advocate, this article provides a highly actionable blueprint for transforming clinical culture. A big thank you to the American Academy of Pediatrics for prioritizing and elevating this work!

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Family-Centered Care Taskforce @fcctaskforce.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

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/pediatrics/a...

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Family-Centered Care Taskforce @fcctaskforce.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Bob Cicco, MD and Erika Mendence will be facilitating an open forum-style session around implementing family-centered rounds in the NICU. Bring your unit’s barriers to this important family-centered practice and let our community help you brainstorm solutions for overcoming them!

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Family-Centered Care Taskforce @fcctaskforce.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Happening tomorrow: our July 16th FCC Community Exchange session! Join our FREE membership to register: stanforduniversity.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

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Family-Centered Care Taskforce @fcctaskforce.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

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.com/jfe/form/SV_...

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Family-Centered Care Taskforce @fcctaskforce.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

This role looks different in each unit, and we hope more NICUs will establish full-time employees tasked with this important work.

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Family-Centered Care Taskforce @fcctaskforce.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Family Support Specialists play a vital role in the NICU by walking alongside parents to reduce stress and build strong emotional bonds with their baby. They empower families to become confident caregivers, offer coping tools, and guide siblings through the confusing NICU experience.

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Family-Centered Care Taskforce @fcctaskforce.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

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-suppo...

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