Aug 20, 2018 | Blog, News & Discussions, Parents
By Sue Carrington | As a parent, seeing your child in a hospital or doctor’s office can be scary. If your child needs an intravenous (IV) line, there is help to take a more active role when it comes to their IV. myIV.com’s Parents IV Toolkit below includes...
Jul 30, 2018 | News & Discussions, Parents
Download the PDF | When your baby is admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), a dedicated medical team quickly begins a number of procedures to ensure your baby is receiving the care he or she needs. One of the procedures your preemie is likely to...
Jun 28, 2018 | Basics, Blog, News & Discussions, Parents, Patient Spotlight
By Heather Michon | Lauren didn’t get to hold her baby girl for more than one minute after she was born. “[She was] swooped up and taken away” Lauren recalls. “Then we didn’t get to see her for hours after that.” All eyes were on...
May 14, 2018 | Blog, News & Discussions, Parents
By Ryan MacArthur | Intravenous (IV) failure is an unfortunate, yet common occurrence in healthcare. Even in the top hospitals in the world, the overall failure rate for IV therapy hovers between 35% – 50%. When an IV fails, there are a variety of complications...
Apr 23, 2018 | Blog, News & Discussions, Parents
Being in the hospital is difficult for any of us. For the one in five Americans living with a physical or mental disability, it can be even more difficult. There are different types of disabilities – from vision and hearing loss to intellectual, developmental,...
Apr 9, 2018 | Blog, News & Discussions, Parents
By Sue Carrington | Medical procedures are rarely easy. For children, they can be even more challenging since they can’t always communicate that something feels wrong. Your guidance as a parent can make all the difference when your child receives an IV. Here are...
