NICU

Preemies don't develop at the same pace as full-term babies, and some milestone warnings are easy to miss. A new study at UVA Health Children's aims to change that.

"You don't know how strong you are until you have to be," reflects Stephanie Nuckols on her baby Blaze's hearing loss and cochlear implants. For Stephanie, learning that Blaze was born without the ability to hear meant she had to make some difficult decisions about his life.