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Preemies Today is excited to announce a joint event with Graham’s Foundation, an organization founded by Jenn & Nick Hall to support parents of premature babies. The Power to Grow is an event designed to bring new and veteran parents, … Continue reading →

Hey Everyone! Sorry its been a while since my last post.  Life has been pretty crazy for me the last couple of weeks (ourerleearrivals.com – my blog explains a lot).  I just want to let you know that I haven’t … Continue reading →

I’ve had this article shared with me several times this week so I thought I’d share it with you too. http://m.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2011/aug/18/baby-pregnancy-premature-birth?cat=lifeandstyle&type=article The story is by The Guardian and Jessica Valenti, and speaks about the difficulty some mother’s face when bonding … Continue reading →

PTSD Linked With Premature Births in African-American Women Studies have linked post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and traumatic events to negatively impacting a woman’s maternal health.  This study came from the University of Michigan.  The University looked at 839 women where … Continue reading →

Check out this interesting article on Medicaid and its role for children and youth with special health care needs.  The article was published this July by Georgetown University’s Center for Children and Families and Family Voices. http://ccf.georgetown.edu/index/medicaid-children-and-youth-with-special-health-care-needs The nation’s children … Continue reading →

http://www.cnn.com/2011/HEALTH/08/15/pediatric.emergency.essentials.p/index.html?hpt=hp_bn6 I think this article by Melanie Howard, is really interesting and gives some shocking statistics on pediatric emergencies.  The article states that though children make almost 1/3 of all ER visits, only about 6% of hospitals have all the pediatric … Continue reading →

Preemies today is proud to be receiving support from Milkin’ Mamas!  Milkin’ Mamas is a wonderful, nationwide milk donation program, and they serve as a resource for parents who have extra breast milk they would like to donate.  All of … Continue reading →

  CBS did a report about Mother’s Milk being a lifesaver for preemies and highlights one hospital (UC San Diego Medical Center) that has a program which encourages mothers of premature babies (even babies who can’t swallow) to commit to … Continue reading →