If you are having trouble keeping your chin up during challenging times, Kentucky reader, this story will lift your spirits and convince you that you can do it—whatever it is—especially if you have people who love and believe in you. Let me share with you…
Jaundice is fairly common among newborns in Kentucky hospitals. Approximately 60 percent of babies born in the United States develop jaundice to varying degrees. The condition can lead to serious problems, including brain damage. Are all babies at the same risk, or are some more…
There is a standard recommendation that no more than 30 minutes should pass between when the medical staff member notes that an obstetrical emergency exists to the first incision of a cesarean section. That sounds doable, right? I mean, how much preparation could it take?…
If your daughter was born with cerebral palsy, you want to do everything you can to make her life as normal and happy as possible. You get speech therapists to help her learn to communicate. You buy orthotics so that she can move around more…
The neonatal intensive care unit also known as the the NICU can be a life saving place for your new born baby. The NICU can also be a very dangerous place for infants as well. Nurses that work in the NICU or any intensive care…
According to ABCActionNews.com, approximately one baby per hour is born with symptoms of prescription drug withdrawal. Neonatal abstinence syndrome, or NAS, can occur after birth if a baby has been exposed to opiate painkillers while in the womb. When your baby suffers because of the…