Some parents know their baby will spend time in the NICU. For others, it's unexpected. Here's what you can expect if your newborn needs continuing care after labor and delivery.

The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at John Hunter Children's Hospital will treat over 1100 premature and sick newborns each year.

Parents Jaylen and Nathasha take us through their journey in the NICU with their baby Jaylen, talking about their experience and how they partnered with staff to ensure the very best outcomes.

Claire Panke is a NICU nurse at Lenox Hill's Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. "Every family member who's walking into a NICU, is walking in on what is a huge crisis for that family... that could be the worst day of their life on what was supposed to be the best day of their life", says Claire. Everyday, NICU nurses work with parents as the co-caretakers of their babies.

Watch this video as Kalyn and Robert take you though a day in the life as a NICU parent.

Tru Beare was born 14 weeks premature and weighing just 1 pound, but this wee warrior fought from her first breath on. Her adventures were filled with love, laughs and tears as she overcame numerous medical hurdles (Chronic Lung Disease, 2 battles with NEC, 2 Blood Clots, Sepsis, Staphylococcus, PDA, Congenital Heart Defect, Retinopathy, MRSA, etc) and endured extensive treatments and procedures (7 blood transfusions, 1 round of DEX, 4 rounds of antibiotics, and countless x-rays and ultrasounds). This video is an uplifting look on the most challenging, yet rewarding time of our lives.

In a video meant for the NICU waiting room at Cincinnati Children's, parents who have been there explain what it's like and give advice for parents sitting where they once were.

A foster dad explains what it was like to become a NICU parent at Cincinnati Children's.

You never expect to leave the hospital empty-handed. Nobody knows what a fighter your baby is and what a fighter you've become. To all the NICU parents and babies, you are not alone.