The Incubator: Beyond The Beeps

Hosted by Leah Jayanetti from parent support organization ICU Baby, Beyond the Beeps pulls back the curtain on the NICU experience, helping parents navigate this new world, understand their baby's journey, and learn about healthcare approaches and medical decision making. Through storytelling and education, we foster hope and empower parents to actively engage with their healthcare team, ultimately improving understanding and communication between families and medical staff.

The Incubator: Beyond The Beeps is a kids podcast hosted by Leah Jayanetti from parent, with 25 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Leah Jayanetti from parent hosts The Incubator: Beyond The Beeps, a kids show with 25 episodes published.

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  Episode #25

  #025 - What Does It Really Mean to Feel Seen in the NICU?

  Aug 2, 202655 minS1

  What does it take to feel truly seen during one of the most vulnerable moments of your life? In this episode of Beyond the Beeps, host Leah Jayanetti sits down with Val Butler, manager of AIME (the Alliance for Infant Maternal Health) in Miami-Dade County. Val shares her own NICU story, the surprise of learning her nearly ten-pound daughter needed NICU care, and the grace it took to sit with not knowing. She and Leah unpack what made her care team different: representation, transparency, and a refusal to treat patients as anything less than whole people. The conversation widens into Val's work connecting maternal hypertension, climate, housing, and mental health across Miami-Dade's care systems, and closes with her reflections on hope, grace, and what to pack in a NICU bag. A candid, moving conversation for anyone who has ever needed someone else to carry a little of the weight. Support the show As always, feel free to send us questions, comments, or suggestions to our email: nicupodcast@gmail.com. You can also contact the show through Instagram or Twitter, @nicupodcast. Or contact Ben and Daphna directly via their Twitter profiles: @drnicu and @doctordaphnamd. The papers discussed in today's episode are listed and timestamped on the webpage linked below. Enjoy!

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  Episode #24

  #024 - What Does It Mean to Truly Support a Family Through HIE?

  Jun 25, 20261h 22mS1

  This week, Leah sits down with Betsy Pilon, Executive Director of Hope for HIE, the global nonprofit dedicated to supporting families impacted by hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy. Betsy shares her personal journey as a NICU parent, from the frightening moments before Max's birth to navigating cooling, an uncertain MRI, and a discharge with almost no guidance. Together, they explore what families need most during each phase of the HIE experience, the groundbreaking Polar Bear Care initiative that allows holding during therapeutic hypothermia, and why naming a diagnosis matters. A powerful conversation for NICU families and care providers alike. Support the show As always, feel free to send us questions, comments, or suggestions to our email: nicupodcast@gmail.com. You can also contact the show through Instagram or Twitter, @nicupodcast. Or contact Ben and Daphna directly via their Twitter profiles: @drnicu and @doctordaphnamd. The papers discussed in today's episode are listed and timestamped on the webpage linked below. Enjoy!

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  Episode #23

  #023 - How Did Faith and Advocacy Carry the Vassells Through the NICU Twice?

  May 28, 20261h 1mS1

  <p>Amber and Andrew Vassell navigated two NICU stays with faith, advocacy, and what they call bubbling. From Austin, born at 25 weeks and one pound one ounce, to Aaliyah at 26 weeks, the Vassells built relationships with care teams, requested meetings, asked hard questions, and chose joy in the most uncertain moments. Now they are channeling that experience into Neo Haven and the NICU Journey Guide, designed to help every NICU family navigate with clarity, confidence, and support.</p> <p>Support the show</p><p>As always, feel free to send us questions, comments, or suggestions to our email: nicupodcast@gmail...

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  Episode #22

  #022 - What Happens When Nobody Tells You What to Expect in the NICU?

  Apr 30, 20261h 25mS1

  <p>Victoria Varela-Hefty, director of programs at ICU Baby and mother of James, a 28-weeker born in 2024, shares her NICU journey with honesty and grace. From a high-risk pregnancy complicated by Sjögren's syndrome and preeclampsia to an emergency classical C-section, inadequate postoperative pain management, and a cardiac complication that kept her hospitalized for eight days — Victoria reflects on what it felt like to navigate her own medical crisis while her son was down the hall in the NICU. She speaks powerfully about what was missing: not heroic interventions, but simple things — someone acknowledging her feelings, preparing her for what was c...

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  Episode #21

  #021 - Fighting for Sight: ROP Awareness Week Special

  Mar 1, 20261h 29mS1

  <p>In this special double episode of Beyond the Beeps, we're marking ROP Awareness Week with a full look at Retinopathy of Prematurity — from the medical side to the deeply human side. First, Dr. Faizah Bhatti walks us through what ROP is, its causes, risk factors, stages, and treatment options, while emphasizing why parental advocacy and regular follow-ups are so critical for premature infants. Then, Leah MG Jayanetti sits down with Tyronza Williams, who shares her emotional journey through the NICU with her daughter Alicia, born at just 23 weeks. Tyronza opens up about Alicia's ROP diagnosis, the treatments she underwent, an...

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