On a mission to address the gaps in care faced by infants and caregivers transitioning from the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) to Part C/Early Intervention and community therapy services.

What is Hospital-to-Home?

After a NICU stay, infants are at risk of developmental delays, while parents are at significant risk for experiencing Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders. The Hospital-to-Home care model integrates emotional support for parents with therapy for their infant’s development.

NICU babies are fragile and need their parents’ engagement and encouragement to develop and thrive.Their parents need the same level of loving kindness and skill building to help them grow and thrive as new parents.

“Our ESIT therapists have been an incredible source of support in helping us recover from the feeding challenges and from the anxiety and trauma that came with them. We had been in a never-ending grind of counting ounces taken in, weighing baby weekly (only to find he had barely gained weight), and feeding around the clock. We were so drained, and our lives were deeply impacted by the struggle. We couldn’t go for walks, outings, or trips like other families because feedings were so fragile and tenuous. We hated to think how our anxiety about feeds and his lacking nourishment might impact our baby’s development and attachment.  But our ESIT therapist helped us regain trust in baby’s perfectly healthy instincts and his clear communication skills.  He knew and had always known what worked for him and what didn’t and he’d always let us know. Our ESIT therapist helped us see this and... we learned to trust and listen to him in a way that healed all of us from the rough start we’d had.” - Hospital-to-Home Parent