Isabella Hower is a neonatal occupational therapist and Certified Neonatal Therapist practicing in a Level IV neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), where she specializes in neurodevelopmental and family-centered care for medically complex and premature infants. She earned her master's degree in occupational therapy from the University of Florida, where she conducted graduate research as part of a faculty-led team affiliated with the university's Institute on Aging.
Her clinical experience spans adult acute care and neonatal intensive care. She provides education on neonatal developmental care to new nursing staff and is the lead author of peer-reviewed research on circadian rhythms, exercise, and cardiovascular health published in the Journal of Circadian Rhythms. Her writing explores the experiences of frontline health care workers, the systems in which they practice, and the intersection of health care policy and clinical care.
The first time I treated a newborn with the same congenital heart defect my unborn son was expected to have, I hesitated at the doorway. I couldn’t stop picturing my own baby intubated and sedated, a fresh incision running the length of his sternum.
I thought a terrifying fetal diagnosis would be the primary stressor of my pregnancy. I was wrong. The greatest obstacle wouldn’t come as a parent navigating her …
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Return or resign: the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act at work
