Browsing all posts in "Media".

Book Review: Preemie Parents

“Preemie Parents: 26 Ways to Grow with Your Premature Baby”, by Tami C. Gaines, was generously donated to me so I could read and review it.  I sat down today and gave it my full attention and was surprised at how quickly I was able to get through the book.  I must congratulate Tami on [...]

Should I Save My 23-Weeker?

Alexia Pearce delivered her little boy at 23-weeks and says now, “If I’d known then what I do now, I’d have wanted him to die in my arms.” Take a moment to read her incredible story of now 3-year old Nathan and his inevitable premature death.  Alexia wishes to raise awareness of the important decisions [...]

Video: 27-Weeker Preemie

I found this video on YouTube. It’s the story of Ronan, born at 27-weeks due to PROM.

Video: Anthem Health

Follow the link “Little Keith” to watch a short video created by Anthem Health. Little Keith

Jolly Old St. NICU

I found this poem on a preemie forum about a year ago and thought it was cute. http://www.preemiecare.org/jollynicu.htm Jolly Old St. Nicu ‘Twas the night before Christmas, and in each isolette Little creatures were squirming and getting all set; Machinery sat by their bedsides with care, In hopes that good breathing skills soon would be [...]

Bloggers Unite for Preemies!

November 17, 2010, is Prematurity Awareness Day.  The campaign going around is Bloggers Unite!  Everyone is encouraged to blog about preemies or for a baby that you love to help others and to spread the word about preemies. If you have a blog of your own I encourage you to get involved and fight for [...]

Pleasant Surprise

I have to confess that I’m pleasantly surprised!  The book “A Pound of Hope” was recommended to me so I contacted the author for a copy, have had it sitting on my shelf for a few weeks now (imagining that it was going to be a slow and difficult read like many preemie baby books), [...]

Newsweek Article

My sister just gave me her copy of “Newsweek”, the November 1, 2010 edition, because it had an article about prematurity inside.  “The Prematurity Puzzle”, by Jeneen Interlandi on page 42, professes the new discovery that the placenta is an actual organ.  The idea presented is that the placenta may play a vital role in [...]