The NICU Dad

10/17/2026

10/15/2026

Fatherhood in the NICU comes with unique challenges, yet dads are so often overlooked. 💙

Join us this Friday at noon for a special conversation with Alex Zavala as we discuss practical, meaningful ways to uplift and empower fathers during and after a NICU stay.

Whether you're a parent or provider, we’d love to have you in the room. Recorded for those who can't attend live!

🔗 Register here: https://nurturedtx.podia.com/supporting-nicu-dads-non-birthing-partners-mental-health-considerations-for-perinatal-providers

10/15/2026

NEW COURSE ANNOUNCEMENT 📣
Perinatal providers: How equipped is your practice to support NICU dads and non-birthing partners?

Join us for "Supporting NICU Dads & Non-Birthing Partners: Mental Health Considerations for Perinatal Providers" featuring Alex Zavala, Founder of The NICU Dad.

In this virtual course, we’ll explore the unique mental health challenges, emotional hurdles, and support strategies needed to care for dads and non-birthing partners during and after a NICU stay.

🗓 Date: October 16th
⏰ Time: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM CST
📍 Location: Virtual
💲 Cost: $35
🎓 Credits: 1 CEU available
🔗 Save your spot today! https://nurturedtx.podia.com/supporting-nicu-dads-non-birthing-partners-mental-health-considerations-for-perinatal-providers

10/15/2026

NICU dads are parents, too. 💙
When a baby is in the NICU, the whole family is on a journey nobody planned for. And while so much of the focus rightfully goes to the baby, the father standing beside that isolette needs to be seen, supported, and included, too.
This Friday at noon, join me for a conversation on how we can better support NICU fathers, during and after a NICU stay. We'll talk about what it takes to uplift and empower dads.
👨‍🍼 NICU dads: your voice matters.
💙 NICU families: your experience matters.
🏥 NICU nurses, providers, and leaders: you can help change how fathers are supported.
📅 Friday, Oct 16 at noon
🎥 Can't join live? It's recorded.
👉 Register through Nurtured TX (Nurtured TX), link in their bio.
My question for you 👇 What's ONE thing NICUs could do better to support fathers? Tell me in the comments.
Dads don't just belong in the NICU. They belong on the care team.
— Alex Zavala, The NICU Dad
The NICU Dad is North America's first and only 501(c)(3) dedicated exclusively to NICU dads.

10/15/2026

👶 “I was just very nervous because they’re very small, and I was scared to do skin-to-skin because I just didn’t know how vulnerable they would be,” Dorian said. “When I heard there’s an easy way to have them close to me, I was excited about the opportunity.” https://www.kxan.com/news/texas/texas-dad-first-in-state-to-hold-premature-baby-using-groundbreaking-skincubator/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook_KXAN_News

10/15/2026

NICU dads are parents, too. 💙
When a baby is in the NICU, the whole family is on a journey nobody planned for. And while so much of the focus rightfully goes to the baby, the father standing beside that isolette needs to be seen, supported, and included, too.
This Friday at noon, join me for a conversation on how we can better support NICU fathers, during and after a NICU stay. We'll talk about what it takes to uplift and empower dads.
👨‍🍼 NICU dads: your voice matters.
💙 NICU families: your experience matters.
🏥 NICU nurses, providers, and leaders: you can help change how fathers are supported.
📅 Friday, Oct 16 at noon
🎥 Can't join live? It's recorded.
👉 Register through Nurtured TX (link in their Instagram bio, ).
My question for you 👇 What's ONE thing NICUs could do better to support fathers? Tell me in the comments.
Dads don't just belong in the NICU. They belong on the care team.
— Alex Zavala, The NICU Dad
The NICU Dad is North America's first and only 501(c)(3) dedicated exclusively to NICU dads.