by Kelli Kelley | Sep 29, 2014 | News
As a mother of four healthy, full-term girls ages 2 – 7, Sophie Carney, along with her husband and family, entered a whole new world during her fifth pregnancy. Pregnant with identical twin girls, Carney received serious news in her second trimester. A rare condition...
by Laura Maikata | Jun 6, 2014 | Inspiration, Medical Info & Resources
I have a neonatal hero. She wasn’t a neonatologist, but every neonatologist knows her name. March of Dimes cites her as pivotal in helping them reshape their mission. She was born 105 years ago, on June 7, 1909, and she used numbers to save lives. Her name was...
by Amy Carr | May 12, 2014 | Inspiration, News, NICU Life
My husband and I were taken by surprise when our daughter was born early and gasping for breath. They whisked her quickly away to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, a place I had never fathomed we would be. This was the very place where our daughter received the...
by Kelli Kelley | Jan 31, 2014 | News
Love for our children is primal – before even hearing the first heartbeat we dream of holding them and kissing them and protecting them with the ferocity of a lion. But for some moms (like me) and many dads, too, when a baby is born preterm or with special health care...
by Kelli Kelley | Oct 9, 2013 | News, NICU Life
One of 11 children and father of six, Dr. Gerard Cleary, recipient of the first annual NICU Heroes Award, understands the importance of family. He says the joy of being a neonatologist is giving great people the opportunity to have a family of their own. The NICU...