Kristie McNealy, MD

Later this year, our preemie will be turning 5, which means that she’ll be starting school very soon.  As that date approaches, I find myself contemplating the research and anecdotes I’ve encountered over the past 4 years related to learning problems in school-aged preemies.
Last month, I wrote an article over at Family Health Guide about [...]

Bonding with your baby in the NICU can be difficult, especially if your baby is very small or sick, and can’t be held or handled often.  Kangaroo care, holding baby skin-to-skin, has enormous benefits both babies and parents in the NICU, including improved bonding.  Unfortunately, sometimes medical treatments including the use of phototherapy to treat [...]

Life in the neonatal intensive care is intense, and with the relative chaos and frequent pressure to “do anything” to save these tiny lives, many of the medications now in common use are actually poorly tested.  A new study by Pediatrix Medical Group researchers has found that the use of educational programs and automated feedback [...]