Comments on: A Brief Rant on Prematurity Awareness . . . Medical Monday http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/a-brief-rant-on-prematurity-awareness-medical-monday/ Healthy Living at Home Fri, 30 Jul 2010 18:10:46 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Leanne Turner http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/a-brief-rant-on-prematurity-awareness-medical-monday/comment-page-1/#comment-22322 Leanne Turner Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:49:15 +0000 http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/?p=994#comment-22322 I completely agree with the rant on prematurity, it is not put out there like other causes are and it really should be. You said that in 2006 542,893 babies were born premature, my daughter was one of them in 2006. My daughter was born April 3rd, 2006 4lbs 2oz, 2 months premature. She spent a few weeks in the NICU. I was scared to death that I was going to lose my baby with everything that was happening. People dont realize how much of a deal this problem is until they go through it and I personally feel they need to put it more out there in the media to help these people be aware of how often this happens to families. My daughter was one of the few that pulled through after all of the medical problems at birth she is now soon to be 4yrs old and is as healthy as can be. I thank the people that blog these types of things, it helps to know more about whats going on. So alls I can say is thank you for standing up for a cause like this Im standin right there beside you trying to get the word out!! Leanne I completely agree with the rant on prematurity, it is not put out there like other causes are and it really should be. You said that in 2006 542,893 babies were born premature, my daughter was one of them in 2006. My daughter was born April 3rd, 2006 4lbs 2oz, 2 months premature. She spent a few weeks in the NICU. I was scared to death that I was going to lose my baby with everything that was happening. People dont realize how much of a deal this problem is until they go through it and I personally feel they need to put it more out there in the media to help these people be aware of how often this happens to families. My daughter was one of the few that pulled through after all of the medical problems at birth she is now soon to be 4yrs old and is as healthy as can be. I thank the people that blog these types of things, it helps to know more about whats going on. So alls I can say is thank you for standing up for a cause like this Im standin right there beside you trying to get the word out!!

Leanne

]]> By: Mike Walsh http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/a-brief-rant-on-prematurity-awareness-medical-monday/comment-page-1/#comment-22144 Mike Walsh Wed, 09 Dec 2009 14:13:56 +0000 http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/?p=994#comment-22144 It's amazing how vast the differences in patient-population representation are in our own society. Do you think it's a coincidence that preemies (and by extension their parents), who don't vote, don't belong to the AARP, who don't fund campaigns or testify at hearings, are getting the short end of the stick? The March of Dimes is great but focused primarily on 'prevention.' The infant born premature has little outlet for advocating for change to improve the outcomes that you astutely identify above. Thanks for the noise! It’s amazing how vast the differences in patient-population representation are in our own society. Do you think it’s a coincidence that preemies (and by extension their parents), who don’t vote, don’t belong to the AARP, who don’t fund campaigns or testify at hearings, are getting the short end of the stick?
The March of Dimes is great but focused primarily on ‘prevention.’ The infant born premature has little outlet for advocating for change to improve the outcomes that you astutely identify above. Thanks for the noise!

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