Life in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit can be fraught with uncertainties, challenges and fear for new parents and caregivers alike. A new series on Discovery Health and filmed at Baltimore's Mercy Medical Center aims to capture the journey that providers, families and their babies face.

The series, called NICU DIARIES, airs in July. It features stories from Mercy as well as UCSD Medical Center in San Diego, Calif.

It's not the only national TV program featuring local babies.

Next week, TLC's "Make Room for Multiples" follows Reisterstown couple Carin and Scott Clingan and the birth of their triplets(!) Teegan, Jordyn, and Rileigh were born February 17 at Greater Baltimore Medical Center.

The TLC crew followed the couple at the tail end of the pregnancy through the C-section birth and their trip home from the hospital. The Clingans conceived the babies naturally, which is rare for triplets. They also have a 2-year-old son Truhn at home. The newborns are doing great, but the family's life has been completely transformed, say the new parents.

“Our life is definitely not the same,” said Carin Clingan.  “It’s much more chaotic, we can’t do anything spur of the moment, and it takes much more planning to do anything, even as simple as going to the park and going to Grandma’s house.”

The show airs at Tues. April 27 at 2 p.m.

Photo: The pastel-clad Clingan triplets courtesy of GBMC. Awwww!