All Posts Tagged With: "NICU"

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Nov
2009

Preemie Profile: 26 Week Twins Brian & Rylan

November is Prematurity Awareness Month. In honor of this, some parents who have had babies prematurely have offered to tell their stories to create awareness about his important cause.

Our sixth profile is of Brian and Rylan.

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5
Nov
2009

Preemie Profile: 26 Weeker Gavin

November is Prematurity Awareness Month. In honor of this, some parents who have had babies prematurely have offered to tell their stories to create awareness about his important cause.
Our fourth profile is of Gavin Paquette.

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16
Oct
2009

Nicolas Cage Supports A UK NICU

Nicolas Cage, his wife Alice Kim and son Kal-el paid a visit to a hospital in Bath trying to raise money to open up a new neo-natal intensive care unit.

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6
Oct
2009

Giveaway-Beautiful Hand Stamped Sterling Silver!

Another exciting giveaway! My good friend Shannon who I met while in the NICU with my son has started making jewelry that is absolutely gorgeous. Shannon had twin girls Olivia and Avery at 26.6 weeks on June 15th 2005.
Shannon’s personalized hand stamped sterling silver jewelry is a wonderful gift for a friend, family member [...]

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5
Sep
2009

Indian Mom Welcomes Quinuplets

Exciting news in India. A 24-year old mother has welcomed the first all-male set of quintuplets, incidentally, also the lone surviving set in India.

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21
Aug
2009

Couple Marvels At Their Amazing Baby Who Survived Despite Extreme Complications

Leigh Dumighan and David Newcombe have a lot to be thankful for just one year after their son Warwick was born. The smiling birthday boy was born under extreme complications that meant if he survived he would have a difficult life ahead of him.

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23
Apr
2009

Mom Gives Birth In Parking Lot After Hospital Refuses Admittance

A woman was forced to deliver her premature baby in the back seat of a car after a private hospital in Dubai rejected admitting her because it didn’t have the facilities to look after a premature baby.

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10
Feb
2009

Preemie Profile: Drayton’s Story

This story was sent to me by one of our readers Heather.
I became pregnant with identical twin boys in January of 2008.
At 23 weeks and 2 days my water broke and though the doctors held off contractions just long enough to get the steroid shots in me. Drayton and his identical twin Phoenix, were [...]

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8
Feb
2009

Playmobil Patient Transfer Toy

Playmobil is know for their incredibly realistic toys.
The City Life Rescue Doctor with Incubator allows your child to give a tiny baby special attention.
This mobile incubator has legs that fold and includes a place to touch the baby. This set also includes a talented doctor carrying a medical suitcase. A Hospital is [...]

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10
Nov
2008

Controversy Over ‘Preemie In The Pocket’ Picture

A senior nurse at Haifa’s Bnei Zion Medical Center’s neonatal unit was photographed recently with a premature baby-girl in her uniform pocket – as a humorous gesture.
The nurse is considered one of the ward’s most dedicated employees, with a career spanning more than a dozen years.
The weird part about the story is that the [...]

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24
Sep
2008

10-Ounce Baby Born In South Carolina

Update: The tiny baby born lost her fight early Thursday morning from complications related to her premature birth. Our thoughts are with the family.
A tiny baby born girl in South Carolina has survived the first week of her life, despite overwhelming odds.
Dye’mon Dodd weighed only 10 ounces at birth and had a 30 [...]

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28
Aug
2008

The Amazing Journey Of A 22 Weeker

In most of North America, a baby under the age of 24 weeks may not be resuscitated if delivered before that gestation.
Doctors in Missoula, Montana must have seen something that made them think that this baby was different because on April 27 at 1 pound, 1.7 ounces, Sasha is the most premature baby born at [...]

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