In 2014, baby Saul was born prematurely at 28 weeks. He died after 29 days in the NICU. Inspired by the brief life of their son, Kimberly and Aaron Novod created Saul’s Light , an organization that helps NICU families through their experiences. “The NICU is a warzone,” Kimberly Novod told Blavity. “A great number of NICU parents experience PTSD, and it’s because you’re living in a fight or flight stance, 24/7. So you never really get used to the shock and living on the edge and what that does to your body physiologically, to your emotional state, your mental state, all of that.” She has been working diligently to assist other NICU families and has made major strides in Louisiana, where according to a March of Dimes report , the pre-term birth rate is 12.9%. “My goal in creating Saul’s Light is to create a community-based organization where we, the people that have gone through this experience before, are walking with you and guiding you through it,” Novod said. “So you don’t feel...