Medical Care
MIRACLE BABIES Uniting Families Through Transportation Assistance
Elana Schiff , Dr . Sean Daneshmand and
Marienela Camarillo
For the past 12 years , Miracle Babies has been providing services to parents with hospitalized infants . Miracle Babies ’ tagline is “ Together for a better beginning ,” reflecting the importance of this family connection in the critical early weeks and months of an infant ’ s life and its linkage to improved health outcomes .
Launched in June 2020 , Miracle Babies ’ Special Delivery program enables parents to remain united with their infants in the ICU . Home-to-hospital-to-home shuttle service is provided to mothers who cannot drive upon discharge because of c-section deliveries , pregnancy complications , or parents who have financial barriers and limited means to get to and from the hospital . For many parents , the financial burden or arranging transportation adds considerable stress to the many challenges they already face .
The goal of the program is to relieve this burden and allow parents to spend more time in the hospital ICU with their infants . By bringing together parents and their hospitalized babies during the early developmental window , Miracle Babies allows infants to breastfeed and enjoy skin-to-skin contact . This has the potential to make a lasting impact on the lives of hospitalized babies , their families , society , and possibly future generations .
Miracle Mom Krista shared with GB Magazine , “ Miracle Babies is amazing . I can see my baby daily and stay on top of her progress and medical care . All the staff has been amazing , the drivers are more than drivers they show sympathy , care , and love of what they are doing for us parents going through a traumatic time .”
To learn more , donate , or join us at an upcoming event visit www . MiracleBabies . org .
22 GBSAN . COM | JUNE 2021