The Luger Foundation

07/20/2026

Can you put a price on extremely preterm birth? 👇🤯

Can you put a price on extremely preterm birth?

Striking differences between being born in a universal health care system in Sweden vs the United States (SEE BELOW!)

A study out of Sweden examined the total cost of care for 344 neonates born before 24 weeks gestation.

The greatest health care costs were incurred during the first year of life with a average total cost for care being 3,247,000 Swedish Kroners (about 340000 USD) over the first 14 years of life.

Neonatal morbidities, including bronchopulmonary dysplasia, treated retinopathy of prematurity, and severe intraventricular haemorrhage, were associated with sustained long-term costs.

By comparison, costs in the United States would most likely surpass this amount in the neonatal period alone. One study demonstrated expenditures of $603,778 in the first 6 months (Beam, A.L., Fried, I., Palmer, N. et al. Estimates of healthcare spending for preterm and low-birthweight infants in a commercially insured population: 2008–2016. J Perinatol 40, 1091–1099 (2020).)!

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41914225/

07/20/2026

This October, The Luger Foundation will host the 2nd Annual Harvest of Hope 5K, bringing our community together to support families facing premature birth and extended NICU stays

We're looking for local businesses that believe in giving back and making a difference right here in our community.

As a sponsor, you'll receive recognition throughout the event, on our website, social media, event signage, participant shirts, and more! You'll be also helping provide hope and assistance to NICU families during one of the most difficult times in their lives.

Whether you're a small business, local restaurant, healthcare provider, or large employer, we'd love to partner with you.

Help us make the 2026 Harvest of Hope 5K our biggest event yet.

Learn more about sponsorship opportunities:
👉 www.thelugerfoundation.org/sponsor
Together, we can make an even bigger impact.

06/10/2026

We've been quiet. But we never stopped caring.

To everyone who has supported The Luger Foundation, thank you. Your generosity reached families in their hardest moments, and that kind of impact doesn't fade.

We're back. The mission is real. The need is real. And the good we can do together is real.

Stay with us. We're just getting started.

https://www.thelugerfoundation.org/donate

03/28/2026

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03/09/2026

New study explores intranasal administration of mother’s milk in babies after hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy?

The rationale is compelling: human milk contains stem cells, growth factors, anti-inflammatory mediators, and neurotrophic factors, and intranasal delivery may allow biologically active components to reach the brain through olfactory pathways.

Treatment tolerated in all 10 babies in this pilot study

Many mechanisms involved in preterm IVH overlap with hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) in term infants—neuroinflammation, oxidative stress, and impaired repair.

Could intranasal mother’s milk become a simple adjunctive neuroprotective therapy for term infants with HIE?

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41776367/

03/02/2026

A Minnesota family that has spent more than 500 days in the NICU with their two children are now launching a foundation in the hopes of helping others who may be going through similarly difficult times. ⬇️Click the link in the comments to read more

03/02/2026

A Minnesota family who spent more than 500 days in the NICU with their two children has created a foundation in the hopes of helping others. ⬇️Click the link in the comments to read more

02/13/2026