National Association of Neonatal Therapists (NANT)

09/11/2025

Today, we remember.
We honor the lives lost, the bravery shown, and the unity that carried us through.

Never forget.

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09/09/2025

Our tiny patients and their families deserve our best. These three leadership lessons remind us how to show up with clarity, purpose, and intention in the NICU.

https://neonataltherapists.org/leadingwithintention

Our tiny patients and their families deserve our best. These three leadership lessons remind us how to show up with clarity, purpose, and intention in the NICU.

09/09/2025

✨ Save the Date – International Neonatal Therapy Week ✨
📅 September 21–27, 2025

International Neonatal Therapy Week is our time to celebrate the incredible occupational therapists, physical therapists, and speech-language pathologists who dedicate their skills and hearts to the tiniest patients in the NICU.

This year, let’s honor our global neonatal therapy community and the impact they make every single day.

💜 Special Offer: First-time NANT Members save $50 through Saturday, September 27

📌 Mark your calendar and join us in recognizing the vital role neonatal therapists play in improving neurodevelopmental outcomes. You are not alone — this week is for you.

https://internationalneonataltherapyweek.com/

09/05/2025

🧠 September Featured Course 🧠

Pathway to Improving Outcomes in the Preterm Infant – Role of Neonatal Therapy in the NICU
Taught by: Terrie E. Inder, MBChB, MD

This intermediate-level course explores how brain injury and changes in brain development impact preterm infants — and how therapy can play a key role in supporting better outcomes. You’ll learn about the timing and nature of brain injury, the regions most vulnerable to altered development, and how environment and exposures shape neonatal brain growth.

📌 Target Audience: OT, SLP, PT, and neonatal professionals
💜 Free for Members

📚 Course Objectives:
• Identify the nature and timing of brain injury in the preterm infant
• Recognize regional vulnerability in the preterm brain
• Define the impact of environment and exposures on brain development

➡️ Access the course today: https://neonataltherapists.com/courses/pathway-to-improving-outcomes-in-the-preterm-infant-role-of-neonatal-therapy-in-the-nicu/

09/02/2025

We are surrounded by great and surprising teachers.

https://neonataltherapists.org/bestteachersinthenicu

During NICU Awareness Month, the neonatal community shines a spotlight on the experiences of patients, families, and the healthcare professionals who care for them

09/02/2025

🌍💙 September is NICU Awareness Month! 💙🌍

This month, we celebrate the babies, families, and healthcare teams who make the NICU a place of hope and healing. Around the world, more than 15 million babies are born preterm each year — and many receive life-saving care in NICUs.

Ways to celebrate this month:
✨ Thank a NICU Team Member
✨ Share your 'WHY' (the reasons you love 💌 neonatal therapy)
✨ Help Support a NICU Charity

Together, we shine a light on the miracles, milestones, and memories made in the NICU every day. 💜

09/01/2025

💙 Happy Labor Day from NANT! 💙

Today, we honor the dedication, skill, and heart you bring to the NICU each day. The work you do changes lives — not just for the tiniest patients, but for their families too.

On this Labor Day, we hope you take a well-earned pause. Rest, recharge, and know how deeply your contributions are valued.

Thank you for showing up, again and again, with your expertise, compassion, and commitment. You make a difference every single day. 💛

08/29/2025

🛏️ “Sleep is an important modulator of early life brain development…”

It’s easy to underestimate just how important sleep is for our tiniest patients — especially preterm and medically fragile babies preparing to go home.

This quick clip is a powerful reminder of why sleep matters so much, and how we can better support it.

These are the kinds of experts and insights we love sharing in the NANT Learning Hub.

The Importance of Sleep in Early Brain Development
Presenter: Jeroen Dudink, MD, PhD

This course is free and available only for Members. If you are a Member, click here to view the entire course.

https://neonataltherapists.com/courses/the-importance-of-sleep-in-early-brain-development/

💬 What’s one way you support sleep in your NICU? Drop your thoughts in the comments or tag a colleague who cares deeply about infant sleep, too.

08/26/2025

“Neonatal Therapists interact with all team members - families, therapists, providers, nurses, lactation consultants, and nutritionists. This unique role, combined with expertise in sensory and neurodevelopment, infant feeding support, and family-centered care, positions therapists to advocate for practices to protect and promote breastfeeding success.”

https://neonataltherapists.org/neonataltherapistsuperpowers

By advocating the benefits of Infant-Driven Feeding®, which supports skin-to-skin care and nurtures a breastfeeding window, your “Superpower” is promoting consistent care and optimal outcomes for babies and their families.

08/25/2025

💧 Education Opportunity: Edema Management in the NICU 💧

Join experts Holly Schifsky, OTR/L, CNT, NTMTC, CBIS, and Sandy Sublett, PT, DPT, OCS, CLT, for an in-depth course on managing edema in preterm and medically complex infants.

Babies in the neonatal intensive care face unique challenges, and managing edema is one of them. This course provides practical, evidence-based strategies for assessing and supporting lymphatic flow to improve outcomes.

✨ What you’ll learn:
✔ The role of the lymphatic system in premature and medically complex infants
✔ How to assess and manage edema in the NICU
✔ Positioning, handling, and motor facilitation techniques
✔ Case studies and real-world applications

🩺 For: OT, PT, SLP, RN, MD, and neonatal professionals
📚 Level: Intermediate

➡ Start learning today:
https://neonataltherapists.com/courses/opening-the-flood-gates-edema-management-in-the-nicu/

08/20/2025

📣 August Featured Course: Human Milk, Access and Safety 🍼
Taught by Mitchell Goldstein, MD, MBA, CML

In recognition of National Breastfeeding Month, this course takes a closer look at donated breast milk — from access and regulation to safety and the real-world impact of inconsistent testing practices.

What you’ll learn:
✅ Why breast milk access matters
✅ How federal and state regulations vary
✅ The risks of improper testing
✅ What screening vs. testing really means

🎯 For: OT, PT, SLP, and neonatal professionals
📚 Level: Intermediate

Available now in the NANT Learning Hub!
👉 https://neonataltherapists.com/courses/human-milk-access-and-safety/

08/19/2025

You change the beginning of every story. 💛
For a week in September, we’re shining the spotlight on neonatal OTs, PTs, and SLPs—your expertise, dedication, and heart make a lifelong difference for babies and families. 🌎👶

✨ Read the 3 reasons you deserve the spotlight ➡️

https://neonataltherapists.org/3reasonsINTW

For a week in September, we’re shining the spotlight on neonatal OTs, PTs, and SLPs—your expertise, dedication, and heart make a lifelong difference for babies and families.