Comments on: Controversy Over ‘Preemie In The Pocket’ Picture

By: stacey knight

stacey knight — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 05:46:41 +0000

get off your high horses??!! are you stupid? if you done this to your own child, your baby would be snatched away from you! this is totally inapropriate behavior for a nurse! im sorry but she should be fired! i always thought the nic nurses were angels until i witnessed hours on end in the nic unit of what they do, trust me they are not what you think!

By: stacey knight

stacey knight — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 05:41:47 +0000

my grandson is a preemie still in the nic unit in stpete all childrens. and i’ll tell you the nurses are unbelievable! this picture is awful! but it does not surprise me after what ive witnessed since the birth of my grandson. the nurses are horrible! not all, but most of them treat those infants life just another number! i can not wait until my precious baby can come home because i do not trust them. if this was my child in this picture, i would be in jail! and she wouldnt have a job!

By: Mindy

Mindy — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 03:50:01 +0000

Until one of you is a NICU Nurse taking care of that specific baby, you can’t tell what is and what is not harmful for her. None of you were there either, so you don’t know exactly what happened and who was there. So I agree with Heather. Get off your high horses and don’t be so quick to point the finger before you know the FULL story from BOTH sides.

By: Heather

Heather — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 00:34:51 +0000

You guys are ridiculous. I agree it was a stupid move but your so quick to jump on the nurse for being in the photo. WHERE in the article did it say the parents disagreed with their baby being used in the shot? NOWHERE so jump on them for treating the baby like crap too. I’m also sure it was uncomfortable for the baby, but definitely NOT harmful. Get off your high horses..or better yet…fall off

By: SIANIE

SIANIE — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 20:10:08 +0000

this is awful, although she didn’t ‘initiate’ it, she still wasn’t senior enough to say she didn’t want to be a part of it. this woman should have been fired, do the parents of this baby now that this stupid woman did this? if id have known god knows what I would have done, but I do know she definatly wouldn’t be smiling. negligence and immaturity at its worst.

By: Mandie

Mandie — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 22:24:16 +0000

OH MY GOSH! How can people HONESTLY treat Preemies that way? I mean, okay, if this ia a senior nurse, who is “Really good at her job”, WHY in God’s name would she do something like that? I don’t care if she didn’t initiate it, if she was a GOOD nurse, she would put a stop to it. That’s awful.

By: zoe

zoe — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 14:40:30 +0000

This is outrageous, completely disrespectful towards the infant and the family, having a premature baby should never been seen as “Humorous”. Its not safe regarding temperature control or maintainence of airway, and it not in accordance of any guidelines with regards to developmentally supportive care. (Neonatal Intensive Care Nurse)

By: Jasmin

Jasmin — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:42:42 +0000

Unbelievable….my baby was preemie and spent almost 2 months in the NICU and thats defenitely not kangaroo method. If i saw a nurse holding my baby like that i would punch her square in the face. First off your supposed to keep the baby wrapped and warm if not in the incubator and what if she misstepped and that baby fell out of her pocket, man i would kill her. She should of been fired, thats not proffessional at all, that was very stupid of her to do.