HUSHABYE NURSERY

By Cara Engstrom
About
◦ AZ nonprofit organization 501©(3) public charity
◦ Offers integrative care & therapeutic support to newborns
experiencing Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS), their
mothers, & families
◦ Mission Statement: embrace substance exposed babies &
their caregivers with compassionate, evidence-based care
that changes the course of their lives’
◦ Uses non-pharmacological treatments as the main line for
treatment for families members and their babies from
conception through childhood
Background
◦ Founded by a neonatal nurse
practitioner, Tara Sundem, who had first-
hand experience working with newborns
experiencing opioid withdrawl and their
families
Resources provided
◦ Inpatient & outpatient nursery services & therapies
◦ Programs/support groups regarding postpartum and
prenatal care
◦ Free classes: Care Seat Safety, Pregnancy & Birthing
(taught by L&D registered nurse), Safe Sleep, & classes
taught once a week by Musicology- “Infant Rhythms”
(0-5 mo) & “Baby Beats” (6-12 mo)
◦ Effective and compassionate management with DCS
involvement
◦ Qualifications of care: **found nothing specific** but the
population they serve includes infants suffering from NAS
and their families in need of short-term care
◦ Lower socioeconomic status as well
How Nurses can Contribute
◦ Through integrative care & therapeutic
support/communication to babies exposed to
substances as neonate, their family members, and
mothers
◦ Patient education through prenatal & postpartum
support groups
◦ Inpatient and outpatient nursery services/therapies
Funding
◦ Primarily Donations
◦ Money
◦ NEW car seats
◦ New pack & plays
◦ Disposable diapers up to size XX
◦ New & like-new infant clothes
◦ Diaper bags
◦ **has amazon wish list link on website**
Ways to improve
community outreach
◦ Advertise their organization & resources
in more clinical settings- hospitals,
specifically centered around L&D and
antepartum and postpartum
population, food banks (due to lower
socioeconomic status), etc.
◦ Collaborate with other local nonprofit
organizations for additional support and
advertisement (i.e. schools, churches,
food banks, etc.)
How to Access
◦ Website: hushabyenursery.org
◦ Phone number: 4806287500
◦ Facility Address: 3003 E McDowell Rd
Phoenix, AZ 85008
◦ Mailing Address: 2473 S Higley Rd, Suite
104, PBM 240, Gilbert, AZ 85295
Reference
◦ Hushabye Nursery. (2022). Hushaby nursery: Every baby deserves a chance for a
healthy start. Hushabye Nursery. https://www.hushabyenursery.org/about/.