Babies who are born too early often get extra care in the hospital at the NICU, or Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. But the NICU didn’t always exist – and it took doctors a long time to figure out how to care for these babies.  Join Joy, co-host Betty and their pal Ruby Guthrie to hear how one person saved thousands of premature babies by putting them on display at an amusement park in New York City. His boardwalk show, called the Baby Hatchery, helped convince doctors that special incubators can help premature babies survive. All that, plus a new game of First Things First that’s a real bundle of joy! This episode was sponsored by: IXL (<a href="http://ixl.com/FIELDTRIP" class="in-cell-link">IXL.COM/FIELDTRIP</a>) To get a 20% off an IXL membership. Factor (<a href="http://factormeals.com/brainson50" class="c-link">Factormeals.com/brainson50</a>) Code forever50 to get 50% off.

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Brains On presents Forever Ago®, a history show for the whole family! Every episode looks into the surprising and fascinating history of things we think are ordinary, but they’re not -- like ice cream flavors, video games, baths and more. We make learning about the past fun while teaching listeners to think critically about history.