In the NICU, the primary value is high tech nursing. The preemie is the patient.  His care is the priority.  He is considered as independent of the mother when he leaves the womb. Mother often stands on the periphery as an outsider while the nurses take control and care for the baby. But, get this.…read more >
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Kangaroo Care Eases Parental Anxiety
Six weeks out of the year about 40 horses run wild in the open space behind my house. While attempting to lure them close to the barbed wire with carrots and long green grass, I met two ten year old twin boys and their mother. After complementing me on my three kids, she went on…read more >
