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	<title>Kristie McNealy, MD &#187; Preemies</title>
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		<title>Christmas Wishes for the NICU</title>
		<link>http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/christmas-wishes-for-the-nicu/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Dec 2009 20:56:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kristie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Preemies]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/?p=1081</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[As we prepare our Christmas dinner, and bake up treats for our special Christmas breakfast, my belly can&#8217;t help but get in the way.  It&#8217;s straining my usually way too big apron to it&#8217;s breaking point, and bumping into the counter as I lean in to grab a bowl or dish. Four years ago on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>US Scores a D Again on Premature Birth Report Card &#8211; Medical Monday</title>
		<link>http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/us-scores-a-d-again-on-premature-birth-report-card-medical-monday/</link>
		<comments>http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/us-scores-a-d-again-on-premature-birth-report-card-medical-monday/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 20:11:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kristie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[High Risk OB]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today, I wanted to wrap up Prematurity Awareness Month by taking a quick look at the 2009 Premature Birth Report card, an annual initiative of the March of Dimes.  Once again, the nation as a whole scored a &#8216;D&#8217; for their premature birth rate.  There wasn&#8217;t a single state that got an &#8216;A&#8217;, and for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Brief Rant on Prematurity Awareness . . . Medical Monday</title>
		<link>http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/a-brief-rant-on-prematurity-awareness-medical-monday/</link>
		<comments>http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/a-brief-rant-on-prematurity-awareness-medical-monday/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:21:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kristie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Preemies]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today, for Prematurity Awareness Month and Medical Monday, I&#8217;d like to share a personal rant.
Each October, stores are flooded with pink ribbon merchandise.  Newspapers, magazines, websites, even grocery store ads, manage to &#8220;think pink.&#8221;  According to the National Cancer Institute, 12.7% of women, or 1 in 8, will be diagnosed with breast cancer in their [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why I Fight for Preemies</title>
		<link>http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/why-i-fight-for-preemies/</link>
		<comments>http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/why-i-fight-for-preemies/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:36:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kristie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Preemies]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/?p=1022</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve written about it so many times, I don&#8217;t know what I&#8217;ve said and what I haven&#8217;t anymore.  But, today is Prematurity Awareness Day, and I HAVE to say something.
Prematurity has cast it&#8217;s shadow on my life more than once.  The first time I was just a girl.  My aunt and uncle had a little [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SPIN Program Decreases NEC and Ups Human Milk Feedings in Preemies &#8211; Medical Monday</title>
		<link>http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/spin-program-decreases-nec-and-ups-human-milk-consumption-in-preemies-medical-monday/</link>
		<comments>http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/spin-program-decreases-nec-and-ups-human-milk-consumption-in-preemies-medical-monday/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:35:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kristie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Nutrition]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Preemies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[preemie nutrition]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/?p=1019</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A special research and feeding program has simultaneously increased the rate of human milk feeding and decreased the rate of a serious medical complication in premature babies at UC San Diego Medical Center.  Since the implementation of the Supporting Premature Infant Nutrition program (SPIN) at UCSD, the rate of human milk feeding has gone up [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Being Thankful for My Healthy Kids</title>
		<link>http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/thankful-for-healthu-kids/</link>
		<comments>http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/thankful-for-healthu-kids/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 12:46:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kristie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General Health]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[colorado children's immunization coalition]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s easy to take health for granted until something goes wrong.  Today, all of my kids are healthy, and for that I am thankful.  I know what I have to be thankful for because we haven&#8217;t always been so lucky.
Four years ago this December, I was admitted to the hospital in preterm labor.  I was [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Can We Find 500 Bloggers to Fight for Preemies?</title>
		<link>http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/can-we-find-500-bloggers-to-fight-for-preemies/</link>
		<comments>http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/can-we-find-500-bloggers-to-fight-for-preemies/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 02:59:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kristie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Preemies]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/?p=1013</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Tuesday is Prematurity Awareness Day, and as I type this, 379 bloggers are registered to Fight For Preemies.  That&#8217;s great, but it would be really awesome if we could get 500 people registered and blogging in time for the big day.
In the US, 1 in 8 babies are born premature, but prematurity is a global [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fetal Fibronectin Test Helps Predict Preterm Birth &#8211; Medical Monday</title>
		<link>http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/fetal-fibronectin-test-helps-predict-preterm-birth-medical-monday/</link>
		<comments>http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/fetal-fibronectin-test-helps-predict-preterm-birth-medical-monday/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:35:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kristie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[High Risk OB]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/?p=977</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[As I mentioned last week, I&#8217;ll be focusing on prematurity related Medical Monday topics all November long for Prematurity Awareness Month.  Don&#8217;t forget to register for Fight for Preemies on November 17th!
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Doctors have a number of ways to predict which women will deliver their babies too soon,  but did you know that the presence of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Parents Charged After Preemie Baby is Starved to Death</title>
		<link>http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/parents-charged-after-preemie-baby-is-starved-to-death/</link>
		<comments>http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/parents-charged-after-preemie-baby-is-starved-to-death/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:48:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kristie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Preemies]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/?p=975</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A Lakeland, Florida couple were arrested on murder and felony child abuse charges after their 5-month-old daughter died in their home on November 1st.  The baby, a preemie named Chauntasia Gardner, weighed only 6 pounds when she died of starvation.
The story is disturbing on so many levels.  I couldn&#8217;t possibly have time to type them [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kangaroo Care Saves Preemie Baby on Primetime</title>
		<link>http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/kangaroo-care-saves-preemie-baby-on-primetime/</link>
		<comments>http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/kangaroo-care-saves-preemie-baby-on-primetime/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 04:27:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kristie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Preemies]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/?p=970</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Tonight, Grey&#8217;s Anatomy (Hello, my name is Kristie, and I&#8217;m a Grey&#8217;s Anatomy addict&#8230;) opened with a baby being delivered 10 weeks premature by emergency c-section.  Mom had been in an auto accident, and both mom and baby had bleeding on their brains.
When the baby is failing, and her death seems imminent, Karev picks [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hospitals To Crack Down on Inductions &#8211; Medical Monday</title>
		<link>http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/hospitals-to-crack-down-on-inductions-medical-monday/</link>
		<comments>http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/hospitals-to-crack-down-on-inductions-medical-monday/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 12:41:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kristie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Preemies]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/?p=951</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s Prematurity Awareness Month, so my Medical Mondays posts all month will focus on preventing preterm birth. 
Late preterm babies face considerable health risks, such as breathing and feeding difficulties and prolonged hospitals stays.  Despite this knowledge, a significant number of deliveries in the US are elective inductions before 39 weeks gestation.
This spring, the Joint [...]]]></description>
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		<title>24 Week Baby Update and Announcements</title>
		<link>http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/24-week-baby-update-and-announcements/</link>
		<comments>http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/24-week-baby-update-and-announcements/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 12:52:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kristie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[High Risk OB]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/?p=943</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[By the time you read this, I&#8217;ll be 24 weeks pregnant.  24 weeks marks the threshold of viability.  Back when our 31 weeker was born, there were no options for babies born before that point at our hospital. That has changed some, but the outcomes for most babies born so early still aren&#8217;t very good.
A [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Busy Breathers Oxygen Backpack Makes Life on the Go Easier &#8211; What&#8217;s New Wednesday</title>
		<link>http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/busy-breathers-oxygen-backpack-makes-life-on-the-go-easier-whats-new-wednesday/</link>
		<comments>http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/busy-breathers-oxygen-backpack-makes-life-on-the-go-easier-whats-new-wednesday/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 12:47:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kristie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Preemies]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/?p=921</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A few months ago, I had the good fortune of meeting Michelle Staley, founder of Busy Breathers LLC on Twitter. Michelle is a fellow preemie mom as well as inventor of the Busy Breather backpack.  Her product is something I really wish I could have gotten my hands on during the 17 months our daughter [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Coloring Book Helps Big Brothers and Sisters of NICU Babies &#8211; What&#8217;s New Wednesday</title>
		<link>http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/coloring-book-helps-big-brothers-and-sisters-of-nicu-babies/</link>
		<comments>http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/coloring-book-helps-big-brothers-and-sisters-of-nicu-babies/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 13:02:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kristie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Preemies]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/?p=905</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Helping siblings cope with having a baby brother or sister in the NICU is an issue that has been near and dear to me ever since our second daughter was born 9 weeks early.  Her 46 day NICU stay was hard on all of us, but one of the worst things was trying to figure [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Preemies Still Dying Despite More Aggressive Care &#8211; Medical Monday</title>
		<link>http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/preemies-still-dying-despite-more-aggressive-care-medical-monday/</link>
		<comments>http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/preemies-still-dying-despite-more-aggressive-care-medical-monday/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 12:23:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kristie</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/?p=895</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Despite medical advances and more aggressive care, a recent study has yielded disappointing results about the survival of preemies at the edge of viability.  The study, out of Johns Hopkins, compared the mortality rate and interventions provided to preemies born between 22 and 24 weeks of pregnancy between 1993 and 1995 to preemies born at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Synagis Guidelines for RSV Prevention: Medical Monday</title>
		<link>http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/new-synagis-guidelines-for-rsv-prevention-medical-monday/</link>
		<comments>http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/new-synagis-guidelines-for-rsv-prevention-medical-monday/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2009 12:26:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kristie</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/?p=873</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[First &#8211; a bit of housekeeping . . . Since returning from Type-A Mom, I&#8217;ve been trying to figure out a better way to organize my blog to cope with the increasing number of local events and products I&#8217;m getting involved with, without getting all the medical information lost in the shuffle.
For the time being, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Oh Baby &#8211; Here We Go Again</title>
		<link>http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/oh-baby-here-we-go-again/</link>
		<comments>http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/oh-baby-here-we-go-again/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 15:24:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kristie</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/?p=862</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve written a lot about my other pregnancies, but  for some reason, I just haven&#8217;t had a lot to say about baby #4.  It&#8217;s probably a combination of morning sickness and the sheer chaos of taking care of 3 kids, a dog and 2 businesses, but I just haven&#8217;t had the energy to put this [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fight for Preemies: Bloggers Unite</title>
		<link>http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/fight-for-preemies-bloggers-unite/</link>
		<comments>http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/fight-for-preemies-bloggers-unite/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2009 14:43:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kristie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[November is fast approaching (crazy, right??), and I  wanted to remind everyone that November is Prematurity Awareness Month.  1 in 8 babies in the United States are born premature, a fate that puts them at risk for lifelong physical and developmental complications.  On top of this, prematurity is the number one cause of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mom Pregnant with 12 Babies is a Hoax</title>
		<link>http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/mom-pregnant-with-12-babies-is-a-hoax/</link>
		<comments>http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/mom-pregnant-with-12-babies-is-a-hoax/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2009 16:02:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kristie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just a day after I crossed my fingers and hoped that the story about the Tunisian woman carrying 12 babies was a hoax, news reports reveal the mom has psychological problems, and probably isn&#8217;t pregnant at all.
Apparently, what we didn&#8217;t hear from the initial news reports, is that when this woman first surfaced, she was [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tunisian Woman Said to be Carrying 12 Babies &#8211; Will the Madness Never End?</title>
		<link>http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/tunisian-woman-said-to-be-carrying-12-babies/</link>
		<comments>http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/tunisian-woman-said-to-be-carrying-12-babies/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2009 15:13:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kristie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Note &#8211; You can check out an important update to this post here.
Earlier this year, octomom Nadia Suleman made a sensation when she gave birth to octuplets, but now a mom in Tunisia is heading straight for the record books by reportedly attempting to carry 12 babies.  Yes, you read that right &#8211; I said [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ethical Issues in Extreme Prematurity Brought to Light by This Lovely Life</title>
		<link>http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/ethical-issues-in-extreme-prematurity-brought-to-light-by-this-lovely-life/</link>
		<comments>http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/ethical-issues-in-extreme-prematurity-brought-to-light-by-this-lovely-life/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2009 03:50:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kristie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Books]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[impact of prematurity]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recently, my post about the HR 3200 healthcare reform bill sparked a little debate in the comments about neonatal resuscitation in extremely premature babies.  I, like many parents of preemies, have strong opinions about how I would want my own child cared for if they were born very premature (before 25 weeks).  However, aside from [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Study on Preemies and Cord Clamping to Begin</title>
		<link>http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/study-on-preemies-and-cord-clamping-to-begin/</link>
		<comments>http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/study-on-preemies-and-cord-clamping-to-begin/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2009 01:04:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kristie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[High Risk OB]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A little over a year ago, I wrote about a small study by Dr. Judith Mercer, which showed that delayed umbilical cord clamping might reduce the risk of intraventricular hemorrhage and sepsis in preemies.  Today I read that Mercer, a nurse midwife, has begun a much larger trial of cord clamp timing in premature babies.
In [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Saliva Progesterone Levels Could Predict Preterm Labor</title>
		<link>http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/saliva-progesterone-levels-could-predict-preterm-labor/</link>
		<comments>http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/saliva-progesterone-levels-could-predict-preterm-labor/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2009 19:27:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kristie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[High Risk OB]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A small study from University College London and King&#8217;s College London has shown that low levels of progesterone in saliva may predict preterm birth.  The study followed 92 women who had risk factors for preterm delivery.  A sample of saliva was collected from each woman from 24 weeks gestation until 34 weeks gestation [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Texas Hospital Reduces Preterm Birth Rate by Half</title>
		<link>http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/texas-hospital-reduces-preterm-birth-rate-by-half/</link>
		<comments>http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/texas-hospital-reduces-preterm-birth-rate-by-half/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Mar 2009 00:11:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kristie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a time when the preterm birth rate in the rest of the United states is steadily climbing, a carefully coordinated prenatal care program at UT Southwestern Medical Center&#8217;s Parkland Memorial Hospital has cut it&#8217;s number of preterm deliveries by more than half!
In 1988, 10.4% of babies were born premature, which is close to the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Octuplet Birth Raises Ethical Questions and Public Outrage</title>
		<link>http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/octuplet-birth-raises-ethical-questions-and-public-outrage/</link>
		<comments>http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/octuplet-birth-raises-ethical-questions-and-public-outrage/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Feb 2009 19:48:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kristie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Infertility]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[On January 26th, 2009, a 33-year-old woman named Nadya Suleman gave birth to octuplets, 9 weeks premature.  The fact that this pregnancy was carried all the way to 30+ weeks is a miracle, but beyond that it looks like more of a nightmare.
According to statements made by Suleman&#8217;s mother, Angela Suleman, the woman chose [...]]]></description>
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		<title>More Evidence Preemies Face Increased Risk of Autism</title>
		<link>http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/more-evidence-preemies-face-increased-risk-of-autism/</link>
		<comments>http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/more-evidence-preemies-face-increased-risk-of-autism/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2009 22:15:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kristie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Kid's Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Preemies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[autisitc traits in preemies]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[We already know that researchers are finding an increased incidence of autistic traits in preemie toddlers, and now a much larger study has found a high rate of positive autism screening tests in preemies at the age of two.  The new study, carried out at 14 hospitals in 5 states, studied babies born more than [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Preemies Exposed to Toxic Chemicals in Medications</title>
		<link>http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/preemies-exposed-to-toxic-chemicals-in-medications/</link>
		<comments>http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/preemies-exposed-to-toxic-chemicals-in-medications/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2009 23:50:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kristie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Kid's Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Preemies]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A study recently published in the Fetal &#38; Neonatal Edition of Archives of Disease in Childhood reveals that premature infants are being exposed to surprisingly high levels of non-drug ingredients found in liquid medications.  These ingredients, known as excipients, are chemicals added to medicines to improve their taste, absorption and to prolong their shelf-life.
Excipients [...]]]></description>
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		<title>One Dollar Give Spreads Holiday Spirit to 31 Charities</title>
		<link>http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/one-dollar-give-spreads-holiday-spirit-to-31-charities/</link>
		<comments>http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/one-dollar-give-spreads-holiday-spirit-to-31-charities/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2008 20:11:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kristie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General Health]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[You&#8217;re probably all wondering why I disappeared so abruptly last month, and I can assure you it wasn&#8217;t because of too much holiday cheer.  I&#8217;ll explain what happened tomorrow, because today, I need to give a belated introduction to The One Dollar Give!
The One Dollar Give is a 31 day event which will be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>She&#8217;s Traveled a Long Road &#8211; Blogging for Prematurity Awareness Month</title>
		<link>http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/shes-traveled-a-long-roa-blogging-for-prematurity-awareness-month/</link>
		<comments>http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/shes-traveled-a-long-roa-blogging-for-prematurity-awareness-month/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2008 04:19:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kristie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Preemies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[after the NICU]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[blogging for prematurity awareness]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tonight, I was inspired by an old post by Darcy at Life With My 3 Boybarians, where she discussed some of the struggles her son &#8220;Trouble&#8221; has endured since coming home from the NICU.  While our daughter&#8217;s story isn&#8217;t any where near as long or dramatic as Trouble&#8217;s, it still irks me when people take [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chemical Found that Primes Uterus to Contract &#8211; Prematurity Awareness Month</title>
		<link>http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/chemical-causes-uterus-to-contract/</link>
		<comments>http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/chemical-causes-uterus-to-contract/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Nov 2008 04:12:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kristie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Preemies]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Despite our best efforts, doctors and scientists know relatively little about what causes the uterus to contract and a woman to go into labor.  However, recent research on uterine muscle tissue samples removed after scheduled c-sections has now brought us a step closer to understanding this complicated process.
When uterine tissue was exposed to certain chemicals [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Preemies at Risk for Kidney Disease &#8211; Prematurity Awareness</title>
		<link>http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/preemies-at-risk-for-kidney-disease-prematurity-awareness/</link>
		<comments>http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/preemies-at-risk-for-kidney-disease-prematurity-awareness/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2008 03:02:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kristie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Preemies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[complications of prematurity]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[preemies kidney disease]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A recent study which is set to be published in the January 2009 issue of Clinical Journal of the American Society Nephrology has shown that low birth weight babies (those born weighing less than 5.5 pounds) have an increased risk for a type of chronic kidney disease called focal segmental glomerulosclerosis.  This condition causes [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Weights and Measures &#8211; Blogging for Prematurity Awareness</title>
		<link>http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/weights-and-measures-blogging-for-prematurity-awareness/</link>
		<comments>http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/weights-and-measures-blogging-for-prematurity-awareness/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2008 06:32:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kristie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Preemies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[development]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[growth]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[1780g* &#8211; that&#8217;s how much our little girl weighed when she was born. She was 41cm long.  Why do I know this?  Well it isn&#8217;t because I have an odd infatuation with the metric system.  It&#8217;s because she spent her first 46 days in the NICU, where weights come in grams, length in centimeters and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Depressed Moms More Likely to Have Preemies &#8211; Prematurity Awareness Month</title>
		<link>http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/depressed-moms-more-likely-to-have-preemies-prematurity-awareness-month/</link>
		<comments>http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/depressed-moms-more-likely-to-have-preemies-prematurity-awareness-month/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2008 03:33:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kristie</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[prematurity awareness month]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A study of 800 pregnant women published in the journal Human Reproduction found that pregnant moms who were severely depressed had twice the risk of having a preemie, while women with less severe symptoms of depression had a 60% higher risk for preterm delivery.
The study was carried out by the research arm of Kaiser Permanente. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Preemies, BabyWearing and #MotrinMoms</title>
		<link>http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/preemies-babywearing-and-motrinmoms/</link>
		<comments>http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/preemies-babywearing-and-motrinmoms/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2008 06:59:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kristie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Preemies]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was planning on sharing some links today, from some of the other bloggers who have been joining me in spreading awareness about prematurity in honor of Prematurity Awareness Month.  Then, yesterday, a little debacle chronicled on Twitter as #motrinmoms sent me off in another direction.
Recently, Motrin released an advertising campaign including a video on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Buy JOHNSON&#8217;S Baby and Support March of Dimes &#8211; Prematurity Awareness Month</title>
		<link>http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/buy-johnsons-baby-and-support-march-of-dimes-prematurity-awareness-month/</link>
		<comments>http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/buy-johnsons-baby-and-support-march-of-dimes-prematurity-awareness-month/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Nov 2008 05:53:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kristie</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[johnson and johnson]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Johnson &#38; Johnson is teaming up with the March of Dimes to raise both money and awareness through their &#8220;Prevent Prematurity Campaign.&#8221;  Johnson &#38; Johnson will donate a dime to the March of Dimes (MOD) for every JOHNSON’S® Baby Care product purchased during November and December, up to $100,000. 
In addition to their financial donation, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Being a Preemie Mom after the NICU &#8211; Blogging for Prematurity Awareness</title>
		<link>http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/being-a-preemie-mom-after-the-nicu-blogging-for-prematurity-awareness/</link>
		<comments>http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/being-a-preemie-mom-after-the-nicu-blogging-for-prematurity-awareness/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2008 06:11:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kristie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mental Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Preemies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[blogging for prematurity awareness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[development]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[illness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[impact of prematurity]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/?p=459</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A couple of days ago, I wrote a post about the emotional impact of prematurity, and I discussed the fact that being a preemie isn&#8217;t something you get to leave at the door of the NICU.  What I want to talk about today follows along those same lines, and while it will probably resonate with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>US Gets a D on Premature Birth Report Card &#8211; Blogging for Prematurity Awareness</title>
		<link>http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/us-gets-d-on-premature-birth-report-card-blogging-for-prematurity-awareness/</link>
		<comments>http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/us-gets-d-on-premature-birth-report-card-blogging-for-prematurity-awareness/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2008 03:23:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kristie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Preemies]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In honor of Prematurity Awareness Day, the March of Dimes released their national 2008 Premature Birth Report Card today.  They gave each state, and the country as a whole, a letter grade based on how their premature birth rate compared to the Healthy People 2010 goal of 7.6%.  Not surprisingly, with a premature birth rate [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Emotional Impact Prematurity &#8211; Blogging for Prematurity Awareness</title>
		<link>http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/the-emotional-impact-prematurity-blogging-for-prematurity-awareness/</link>
		<comments>http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/the-emotional-impact-prematurity-blogging-for-prematurity-awareness/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2008 03:59:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kristie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mental Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Preemies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[blogging for prematurity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[emtional impact]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[premature birth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[premturity awareness month]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[One day, almost 3 years ago, I walked out of the post partum unit of University Hospital with empty arms.  It was Christmas Eve, and I was going home to celebrate Christmas with my older daughter, but my mind and heart were still in the NICU where our youngest struggled on a ventilator.  While I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Healthy Choices Lower Your Risk of Having Preemie &#8211; Blogging for Prematurity Awareness</title>
		<link>http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/healthy-choices-lower-your-risk-of-having-preemie-blogging-for-prematurity-awareness/</link>
		<comments>http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/healthy-choices-lower-your-risk-of-having-preemie-blogging-for-prematurity-awareness/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2008 05:06:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kristie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[High Risk OB]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Preemies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Trying to Conceive]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Women's Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[blogging for prematurity awareness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[healthy pregnancy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lowering risk of having a preemie]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/?p=446</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Prematurity impacts 1 in 8 babies born in the US &#8211; that&#8217;s a preemie every minute!  So, for today&#8217;s installment of Blogging for Prematurity Awareness Month, I&#8217;m going to share some healthy choices you can make to help reduce your risk of having a preemie before you even become pregnant.   While there is nothing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Choosing a Pediatrician for Your Preemie &#8211; Blogging for Prematurity Awareness</title>
		<link>http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/choosing-a-pediatrician-for-your-preemie-blogging-for-prematurity-awareness/</link>
		<comments>http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/choosing-a-pediatrician-for-your-preemie-blogging-for-prematurity-awareness/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2008 05:38:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kristie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Kid's Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Preemies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[blogging for prematurity awareness]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[pediatrician]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[prematurity awareness month]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Earlier this year, a survey sponsored by MedImmune, the makers of Synagis, showed gaps in routine health care provided to preemies. The surveyed 202 neonatologists and pediatricians about current attitudes and practices when caring for the specialized health needs of preterm infants, and found that 70% of respondents felt that the health care system in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>RSV, Germs and Protecting Your Preemie &#8211; Blogging for Prematurity Awareness Month</title>
		<link>http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/rsv-germs-and-protecting-your-preemie-blogging-for-prematurity-awareness-month/</link>
		<comments>http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/rsv-germs-and-protecting-your-preemie-blogging-for-prematurity-awareness-month/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Nov 2008 06:08:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kristie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Kid's Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Preemies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[flu prevention]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[medimmune]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[preemie]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[preemies with rsv]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/?p=436</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Since it&#8217;s both Prematurity Awareness Month and the start of RSV season for many of us here in the US, I thought I&#8217;d spend some time today talking about RSV and protecting your preemie once you leave the hospital.  Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), is a common seasonal virus.  For most of the continental United States, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Recommended Reading for Preemie Parents &#8211; Blogging for Prematurity Awareness</title>
		<link>http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/recommended-reading-for-preemie-parents-blogging-for-prematurity-awareness/</link>
		<comments>http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/recommended-reading-for-preemie-parents-blogging-for-prematurity-awareness/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Nov 2008 04:52:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kristie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Books]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Preemies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[books on prematurity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cerebral palsy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[colic]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[preemie baby books]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[prematurity awreness month]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[reflux in preemies]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[For today&#8217;s edition of Blogging for Prematurity Awareness Month, I&#8217;d like to share a few books that I think could be useful not only for preemie parents, but extended family, caregivers, and other people who work with preemies on a regular basis.
One of the first things I learned after my preemie was born, was how [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Preterm Birth Impacts US Infant Mortality Rate &#8211; Blogging for Prematurity Awareness</title>
		<link>http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/preterm-birth-impacts-us-infant-mortality-rate-blogging-for-prematurity-awareness/</link>
		<comments>http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/preterm-birth-impacts-us-infant-mortality-rate-blogging-for-prematurity-awareness/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Nov 2008 05:33:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kristie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Kid's Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Preemies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[blogging for prematurity awareness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[infant mortality rate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[nicu]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[prematurity awareness month]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/?p=425</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[According to birth data analyzed by the CDC, the US infant mortality rate dropped by 2% in 2006.  But, before you cheer, they say we are sill falling further behind the infant mortality rate of other industrialized nations.  While the US ranked 12th in the world for infant mortality in 1960, we had sunk to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Prematurity Awareness Month Facts Everyone Should Care About</title>
		<link>http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/prematurity-awareness-month-facts/</link>
		<comments>http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/prematurity-awareness-month-facts/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Nov 2008 04:59:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kristie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Preemies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pregnancy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[blogging for prematurity awareness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cost of preemie]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[nicu]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[preemie]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[prematurity awareness month]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[prematurity statistics]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/?p=422</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[When my daughter was born 9 weeks early, I felt very alone.  Prior to that day, I only knew of two people who had delivered preemies.  One of them lived on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean, and the other had given birth to their preemie when I was just a little girl.  I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Preterm Labor Warning Signs &#8211; Blogging for Prematurity Awareness</title>
		<link>http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/preterm-labor-warning-signs-blogging-for-prematurity-awareness/</link>
		<comments>http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/preterm-labor-warning-signs-blogging-for-prematurity-awareness/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2008 21:28:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kristie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[High Risk OB]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Preemies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pregnancy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[blogging for prematurity awareness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fetal fibronectin]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[One goal of Blogging for Prematurity Awareness is to educate and empower moms-to-be about the risks of preterm labor and the impacts of prematurity so they can be better advocates for themselves and their baby.  With nearly half a million babies being born prematurely in the United States each year, 1 in 8 pregnancies [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Natural Supplement May Up Preterm Delivery Risk &#8211; Blogging for Prematurity Awareness</title>
		<link>http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/natural-supplement-may-up-preterm-delivery-risk-blogging-for-prematurity-awareness/</link>
		<comments>http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/natural-supplement-may-up-preterm-delivery-risk-blogging-for-prematurity-awareness/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Nov 2008 23:56:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kristie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Nutrition]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Preemies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pregnancy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[blogging for prematurity awareness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[flaxseed oil]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[preterm birthrate]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A recent study out of Canada examined the use of natural health remedies among women in Quebec before during and after pregnancy, and found that 10% of women used natural supplements while pregnant.  Surprisingly, researchers found that while the baseline rate of premature birth was 2-3%, women who consumed flaxseed oil during the second and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Petition for Preemies &#8211; Blogging for Prematurity Awareness</title>
		<link>http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/petition-for-preemies-blogging-for-prematurity-awareness/</link>
		<comments>http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/petition-for-preemies-blogging-for-prematurity-awareness/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Nov 2008 22:44:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kristie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nutrition]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Preemies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Women's Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[blogging for prematurity awareness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[March of Dimes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[nicu]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[petition for preemies]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[prematurity awareness month]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/?p=409</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday, in my first post for Prematurity Awareness Month, I encouraged you to sign the March of Dimes Petition for Preemies.  In the US, more babies die from premature birth than from any other cause, and the Petition for Preemies was started to urge Congress, the President, employers and healthcare providers to make a real [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Blogging for Prematurity Awareness Month and Other Ways to Raise Awareness</title>
		<link>http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/blogging-for-prematurity-awareness-month-and-other-ways-to-raise-awareness/</link>
		<comments>http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/blogging-for-prematurity-awareness-month-and-other-ways-to-raise-awareness/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Nov 2008 16:14:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kristie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Preemies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pregnancy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Women's Health]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[

November is Prematurity Awareness Month, and all month long, fellow bloggers and I will be joining together to raise awareness to the growing problem of prematurity in the US and abroad.  Each year in the US, 1 in 8 babies are born prematurely (before the 37th week of pregnancy), an event that can lead to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Late Preterm Babies Face High Medical Bills</title>
		<link>http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/late-preterm-babies-face-high-medical-bills/</link>
		<comments>http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/late-preterm-babies-face-high-medical-bills/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Oct 2008 04:29:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kristie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Kid's Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Preemies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cost of having a preemie]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[late preterm birth]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[nicu]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recent research has shown that late preterm birth is on the rise, and that these babies face significant health risks.  Not surprisingly, an additional study on late preterm birth has shown that late preterm babies, born between 33 and 35 weeks gestation, face significantly higher health care costs than their full-term peers.
The study, carried out [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Preserve Memories with Beautiful Keepsake Footprint Jewelry</title>
		<link>http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/preserve-memories-with-beautiful-keepsake-footprint-jewelry/</link>
		<comments>http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/preserve-memories-with-beautiful-keepsake-footprint-jewelry/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Oct 2008 17:51:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kristie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Preemies]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[mother's jewelry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[thumbprint jewelry]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Premature or not, babies are tiny for such a short time.  I spent some time sorting through baby clothes recently, and I could hardly believe any of my kids had ever been that small (they all wore preemie sized clothes at birth).  With the holidays coming, and baby memories in my mind, I wanted to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Behavior Problems in Extremely Premature Babies at School Age</title>
		<link>http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/behavior-problems-in-extremely-premature-babies-at-school-age/</link>
		<comments>http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/behavior-problems-in-extremely-premature-babies-at-school-age/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Sep 2008 04:40:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kristie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Kid's Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Preemies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[anxiety]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[behavior problems preemies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hyperactivity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[nicu]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[preemie]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[social problems]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/?p=343</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A new study published in the September issue of Pediatrics found an increased frequency of behavioral problems in extremely premature children born at or before 25 weeks gestation.  The study was conducted at multiple centers in the UK and Ireland, and looked at behavioral reports from parents and teachers.  In total, reports on 200 preemies [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Memoirs of Preterm Birth and a Giveaway from MoBoleez</title>
		<link>http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/memoirs-of-preterm-birth-and-a-giveaway-from-moboleez/</link>
		<comments>http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/memoirs-of-preterm-birth-and-a-giveaway-from-moboleez/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2008 21:07:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kristie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Preemies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Diane Currie Sam]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[impact of preterm birth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[memoirs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[moboleez]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[preemie]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[preterm birth]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/?p=310</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Recently, Diane Curie Sam, founder of MoBoleez and a fellow preemie mom, was kind enough to share a piece she wrote about her son&#8217;s premature birth.  She also sent us two of her unique and adorable preemie sized breastfeeding hats to give away to our preemie mom readers.  MoBoleez breastfeeding hats are a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Unique Blanket Protects Baby from Germs, Sun and Nosy Strangers</title>
		<link>http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/unique-blanket-protects-baby-from-germs-sun-and-nosy-strangers/</link>
		<comments>http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/unique-blanket-protects-baby-from-germs-sun-and-nosy-strangers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jul 2008 18:54:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kristie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Kid's Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Preemies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pregnancy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[baby blankets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[clip on blanket]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[eclipse]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[secure2me]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[solarveil]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/?p=307</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[As a mom of a preemie, and two babies born during cold and flu season, I know what it&#8217;s like to worry over germs.  All babies are at risk for complications from RSV or influenza, but preemies are at a particularly high risk for hospitalization or even death if they contract either one of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Welcome to the New Home of my NICU 101 Articles</title>
		<link>http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/welcome-new-home-nicu-101-articles/</link>
		<comments>http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/welcome-new-home-nicu-101-articles/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jul 2008 19:04:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kristie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Preemies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Products and Events]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[moving]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[nicu 101]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[nicu101]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/?p=306</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I just wanted to welcome anyone who has landed on this page while looking for NICU101.com.  From today on, the NICU, preemie and high risk pregnancy blog posts and articles that were posted on NICU 101, can now be found here at KristieMcNealy.com.
This is a permanent change, so please make yourself at home here! [...]]]></description>
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		<title>News from the Surgeon General’s Conference On Preterm Birth</title>
		<link>http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/news-from-the-surgeon-general%e2%80%99s-conference-on-preterm-birth/</link>
		<comments>http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/news-from-the-surgeon-general%e2%80%99s-conference-on-preterm-birth/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jun 2008 05:53:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kristie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Preemies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[March of Dimes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PREEMIE Act]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[prematurity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Surgeon General’s Conference on Prevention of Preterm B]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.nicu101.com/?p=186</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[As prescribed by the PREEMIE Act, on June 16th and 17th, 2008, the Surgeon General&#8217;s Conference on Prevention of Preterm Birth convened to discuss issues and research initiatives related to reducing the preterm birth rate in the United States.  So far, the biggest news out of the conference that I&#8217;ve heard, is the announcement by [...]]]></description>
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		<title>My Baby Nest Carrier &#8211; The Support Preemies Need</title>
		<link>http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/my-baby-nest-carrier-the-support-preemies-need/</link>
		<comments>http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/my-baby-nest-carrier-the-support-preemies-need/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jun 2008 02:51:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kristie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Preemies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[baby carrier]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[my baby nest]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[preemie baby carrier]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[preemie sling]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.nicu101.com/?p=185</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A few days ago, I found out about a promotion that supports the March of Dimes from My Baby Nest, LLC, the makers of the My Baby Nest baby carrier.  During the month of June, for every baby purchased on www.MyBabyNest.com, My Baby Nest will donate a carrier to the March of Dimes.
My Baby [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Birth Defects &amp; Preterm Birth Linked</title>
		<link>http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/birth-defects-preterm-birth-link/</link>
		<comments>http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/birth-defects-preterm-birth-link/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 May 2008 19:01:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kristie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Preemies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[birth defects]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[birth defects in preemies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[heart defects preemies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[neural tube defects preemies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PREEMIE Act]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[prematurity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[spina bifida preemies]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.nicu101.com/?p=178</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A study published online in the Maternal and Child Health Journal has revealed a link between major birth defects and preterm birth.  The research, which addresses one of the goals set forth in the PREEMIE Act, looked at the birth data from 13 states for the time period of 1995-2000 (about 30% of all [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Looking for Financial Resources for Preemie Parents</title>
		<link>http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/looking-for-financial-resources-for-peemie-parents/</link>
		<comments>http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/looking-for-financial-resources-for-peemie-parents/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 May 2008 20:07:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kristie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Preemies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[financial help]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[financial help preemie]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[financial problems]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[medicaid preemies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[nicu]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NICU financial help]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[special needs children]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SSi preemies]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.nicu101.com/?p=176</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The impact of prematurity goes far beyond developmental and medical problems.  Often times, it has an enormous financial impact on families that can last years into the future.  Aside from the medical costs of a NICU hospitalization, other financial burdens include meals, parking and gas while visiting your baby in the NICU, and lost days [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Elliot’s Preemie Tees™ Clothes for Preemies of All Sizes</title>
		<link>http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/elliots-preemie-tees-clothes-preemies-of-all-sizes/</link>
		<comments>http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/elliots-preemie-tees-clothes-preemies-of-all-sizes/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 19:00:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kristie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Preemies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[contest]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dressing preemie]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[elliot]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[elliot's preemie tees]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[iv clothes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[iv preemie]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[nicu clothes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[preemie]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[preemie clothes]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.nicu101.com/?p=172</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Elliot’s Preemie Tees™ is a beautiful line of preemie clothes, founded by Debbie Besselievre, who&#8217;s own grandson Elliot was delivered at 30 weeks.  Elliot weighed in at just 1 pound 12 ounces due to problems with his umbilical cord, and Debbie quickly discovered that specialty clothes designed to fit his tiny body carried a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>RSV Vaccine Grant Awarded to GenVec</title>
		<link>http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/rsv-vaccine-grant-awarded-to-genvec/</link>
		<comments>http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/rsv-vaccine-grant-awarded-to-genvec/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 20:24:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kristie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Preemies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[genvec]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[genvec vaccines]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[rsv]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[rsv vaccine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[synagis]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.nicu101.com/?p=171</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Last week, I discussed the ongoing debate over which babies should receive Synagis, a medication which is used to prevent respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infections in preemies and other high risk infants and toddlers.  RSV is a common respiratory virus which can have severe complications in preemies and babies with certain heart and lung conditions.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>No Change in Survival of Youngest Preemies in UK</title>
		<link>http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/no-change-in-survival-of-youngest-preemies-in-uk/</link>
		<comments>http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/no-change-in-survival-of-youngest-preemies-in-uk/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 05:23:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kristie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Preemies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[limits of viability]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[preemie]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[preemie survival micro preemies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[survival 22 weekers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[UK preemies]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.nicu101.com/?p=170</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A study published in the British Medical Journal has shown no improvement in the survival of 22 and 23 week preemies in more than a decade, while there has been significant improvement in the survival of 24 and 25 weekers over the same time period.  The study compared preemies born between 22 and 25 weeks [...]]]></description>
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		<title>No Link Between DTaP and Apnea</title>
		<link>http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/no-link-between-dtap-and-apnea/</link>
		<comments>http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/no-link-between-dtap-and-apnea/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 06:10:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kristie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Preemies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bradycardia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DTaP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pediatrics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[preemies vaccines]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.nicu101.com/?p=169</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Case reports of severe apnea and bradycardia after administration of the DTaP vaccine (diptheria, tetanus and acellular pertussis) have caused some doctors to give preemies reduced doses or delay the administration of this vaccine.  A new study published in the May issue of Pediatrics has shown no difference in the incidence of prolonged apnea [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Brighten Mom&#8217;s Day with Itzy Bitzy Clothes from Zutano</title>
		<link>http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/preemie-moms-itzy-bitzy-zutano/</link>
		<comments>http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/preemie-moms-itzy-bitzy-zutano/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 1970 05:59:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kristie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Preemies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[contest]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[itzy bitzy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[preemie]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[preemie clothes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[zutano]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.nicu101.com/?p=162</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Fun, Fashionable Preemie Clothes
If you&#8217;ve opened a parenting magazine lately, you&#8217;ve probably seen a colorful ad for Zutano baby clothes, but here&#8217;s something you probably didn&#8217;t know &#8211; Zutano also makes preemie clothes! Technically, they call the size newborn, but since it&#8217;s designed to fit babies between 4 and 8 pounds and up to 18 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>RSV Protection for More Babies or Less?</title>
		<link>http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/rsv-protection-for-more-babies-or-less/</link>
		<comments>http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/rsv-protection-for-more-babies-or-less/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 1970 06:59:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kristie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Preemies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[medimmune]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[preemie rsv]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[rsv]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[rsv season]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[synagis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[synagis qualifications]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.nicu101.com/?p=161</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Ever since Synagis (aka palivizumab) was brought to market by MedImmune, there has been debate over which babies should benefit from its RSV protection, and which should not.  Synagis has been shown to reduce RSV related hospitalizations by 50%, it hasn&#8217;t been shown to reduce RSV related deaths, and while it is believed that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kangaroo Care Eases Preemie Pain</title>
		<link>http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/kangaroo-care-eases-preemie-pain/</link>
		<comments>http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/kangaroo-care-eases-preemie-pain/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Apr 2008 06:36:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kristie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Preemies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[benefits of kangaroo care]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[heel sticks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[kangaroo care]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[nicu]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pain]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[preemie]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[preemies and pain]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.nicu101.com/?p=159</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[For any NICU parents out there who are dying for more cuddle time with their babies, here&#8217;s some data from a recent study that you can keep in your &#8220;back pocket&#8221;.  Research shows that 28-31 week preemies experience less pain during heel sticks if moms are allowed to do kangaroo care before, during and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cerebellar Size and Neuropsych Outcomes in Adolescent Preemies</title>
		<link>http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/cerebellar-size-and-neuropsych-outcomes-in-adolescent-preemies/</link>
		<comments>http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/cerebellar-size-and-neuropsych-outcomes-in-adolescent-preemies/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2008 20:23:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kristie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Preemies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[adolescent preemies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[preemie MRI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[preemie outcomes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[preemies cerebellum volume]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[teenage preemies]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.nicu101.com/?p=158</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[There has been a lot of discussion among preemie communities online about the diagnosis of learning problems and other disabilities in previously &#8220;normal&#8221; preemies once they start school.  While parents were once (and sometimes still) told that their preemies would &#8220;catch up by age two,&#8221; ongoing research into the longterm consequences of prematurity have [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Predicting Outcomes in Extremely Premature Babies</title>
		<link>http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/predicting-outcomes-in-extremely-premature-babies/</link>
		<comments>http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/predicting-outcomes-in-extremely-premature-babies/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2008 07:10:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kristie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Preemies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[22 week preemie]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[developmental outcomes preemies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[micropreemie survival]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[new england journal preemie]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[nicu]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[outcomes extremely premature babies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[resuscitation]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A study published this week in the New England Journal of Medicine, looked at preemies born at gestational ages between 22 weeks 0 days and 25 weeks 6 days, and tried to find factors which would favor survival and impairment free survival.  The study included 4446 infants, 83% of whom (3702) received intensive care [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MRI Abnormalities and Abnormal Movement in Infant Preemies</title>
		<link>http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/mri-abnormalities-and-movement-abnormalities-in-infant-preemies/</link>
		<comments>http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/mri-abnormalities-and-movement-abnormalities-in-infant-preemies/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2008 22:28:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kristie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Preemies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[general movement disorders]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[motor disorders]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MRI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MRI abnormalities in preemies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MRIs in preemies]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Parents of preemies are left with a lot of unknowns when their babies leave the neonatal intensive care unit.  Will they stay healthy? grow well? develop normally?  The use of MRI to look for evidence of damage in preemies&#8217; brains has become increasingly common, yet we still know very little about what MRI [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Working on my Preemie&#8217;s Sensory Issues in the Kitchen</title>
		<link>http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/working-on-my-preemies-sensory-issues-in-the-kitchen/</link>
		<comments>http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/working-on-my-preemies-sensory-issues-in-the-kitchen/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Apr 2008 03:12:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kristie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Preemies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[noise sensitivity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sensory integration disorder]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sensory issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sensory therapy]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This week has been really draining and I&#8217;m not exactly sure why.  As a result, I&#8217;ve been having trouble findings thing to write about, not to mention actually getting the writing done once I do.  So, today I decided I wouldn&#8217;t do any work until the kids went to bed.  Instead, I decided to play [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Preemie Girls Lose their Advantage When They Have Twin Brother</title>
		<link>http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/preemie-girls-lose-their-advantage-when-they-have-twin-brother/</link>
		<comments>http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/preemie-girls-lose-their-advantage-when-they-have-twin-brother/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Apr 2008 20:17:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kristie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Preemies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lung disease]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[male disadvantage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[preemie]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[preemie twins]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Just a quick blurb for today.  It&#8217;s a recognized fact that premature girls tend to have less respiratory problems than their male counterparts.  However, when a girl happens to have a boy twin, that advantage disappears.  While most twin studies focus on life after birth, it&#8217;s now clearer than ever that having [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Prematurity, Cord Clamping and Autism &#8211; Bringing us Full Circle</title>
		<link>http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/prematurity-cord-clamping-autism/</link>
		<comments>http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/prematurity-cord-clamping-autism/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Apr 2008 05:46:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kristie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Preemies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[autism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[autism and cord clamping]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cord clamping autism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cord clamping hypoxia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[immediate cord clamping]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ischemic brain injury]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This week, I posted articles on the impact of immediate cord clamping (ICC) on preemies and the prevalence of autistic traits in extremely premature babies.  Now, I read some information online that seems to tie the two article together.  Apparently, there are people out there linking the practice of immediate cord clamping with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>High Rate of Autistic Traits in Preemies</title>
		<link>http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/high-rate-of-autistic-traits-in-preemies/</link>
		<comments>http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/high-rate-of-autistic-traits-in-preemies/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Apr 2008 03:08:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kristie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Preemies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[abnormal MRI autism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[abnormal MRI preemie]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[autism and preemies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[autsim]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[nicu]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[preemie]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[prematurity]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A recent study published in the April 2008 issue of Pediatrics looked at preemies who weighed 1500g or less at birth, and found that at an average age of 22 months (adjusted), more than a quarter of  them had autistic traits.  Researchers followed 91 preemies who had an MRI around their due date, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Delayed Cord Clamping May Reduce Brain Bleeds in Preemies</title>
		<link>http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/delayed-cord-clamping-may-reduce-brain-bleeds-in-preemies/</link>
		<comments>http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/delayed-cord-clamping-may-reduce-brain-bleeds-in-preemies/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Mar 2008 20:12:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kristie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Preemies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[intraventricular hemmorhages]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ivh]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[nicu]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[preemie]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[preemie brain bleeds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[preemie cord clamping]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[preemie sepsis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[preventing brain bleeds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[umbilical cord]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Dr. Judy Mercer, a nurse midwife at the University of Rhode Island has already shown that a very small change in delivery practices, delaying 30-40 seconds before clamping the umbilical cord, might reduce both intraventricular hemorrhages and sepsis in extremely preterm infants.
Her original study looked at 72 infants born before 32 weeks gestation, and compared [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Medical Ethics Primer for Preemie Parents</title>
		<link>http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/medical-ethics-primer-for-preemie-parents/</link>
		<comments>http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/medical-ethics-primer-for-preemie-parents/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 29 Mar 2008 22:16:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kristie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Preemies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[autonomy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[beneficence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ethics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ethics debate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[informed consent]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[justice]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[medical ethics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[non-maleficence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[resuscitating preemies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[withdrawing life support]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[As I mentioned earlier this week, there is a really interesting series on ethics and prematurity going on over at the Preemie Experiment.  While reading the resulting comments, it occurred to me that average person on the street probably doesn&#8217;t have a very good understanding of the fundamentals of ethical decision making as it [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Featured Sponsor: Tiny Steps NICU Journal</title>
		<link>http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/featured-sponsor-tiny-steps-nicu-journal/</link>
		<comments>http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/featured-sponsor-tiny-steps-nicu-journal/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 29 Mar 2008 03:29:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kristie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Books]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Preemies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Esther Thomas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[nicu]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[nicu journal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[nicu scrapbook]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[preemie]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[preemie journal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[preemie memory book]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[preemie scrapbook]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tiny Steps]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Today, I wanted to take the opportunity to feature a few words about one of our sponsors, Tiny Steps.  Tiny Steps: My Journey Through the NICU, is a scrapbook where parents can record their baby&#8217;s NICU stay, designed by NICU nurse Esther Thomas.  In addition to providing plenty of space to include photos [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Preemie Experiment Discusses Ethics and Prematurity</title>
		<link>http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/the-preemie-experiment-discusses-ethics-and-prematurity/</link>
		<comments>http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/the-preemie-experiment-discusses-ethics-and-prematurity/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Mar 2008 05:24:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kristie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Preemies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cost of preemie hospital stay]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ethics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[health care resources]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[health care spending]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[medical ethics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[nicu]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[preemie]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[prematurity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[socialized medicine]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I know I&#8217;ve mentioned Stacy&#8217;s blog, The Preemie Experiment before, but I&#8217;d really like to encourage all of you to head over once again, and check out her new series on ethics as it relates to prematurity.  The first article in the series, Insular, was posted today.  It was written by Chris, the adoptive mother [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Today Show Discusses Lifelong Risks of Prematurity</title>
		<link>http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/today-show-discusses-lifelong-risks-prematurity/</link>
		<comments>http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/today-show-discusses-lifelong-risks-prematurity/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Mar 2008 18:54:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kristie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Preemies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lifelong effects]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NBC news]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[nicu]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[norway]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[preemie]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[preemie infertility]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[preemie lifespan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[premature]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[today show]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In keeping with yesterday&#8217;s discussion on longterm effects of prematurity, in the past 24 hours, The Today Show and NBC Nightly News both featured stories which addressed the lifelong problems associated with preterm birth.  The story was prompted by a recently published study of Norwegian preemies which showed an increased risk of mortality and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Physical and Mental Disability in Preemies at Age 5</title>
		<link>http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/physical-and-mental-disability-in-preemies-at-age-5/</link>
		<comments>http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/physical-and-mental-disability-in-preemies-at-age-5/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Mar 2008 20:33:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kristie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Preemies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[disabilities in preemies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[longterm effect prematurity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[neurodevelopment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[preemie]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[preemie outcomes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[school age preemies]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In my experience, it&#8217;s pretty much the norm for parents of preemies to worry about the longterm problems their babies may face as the result of their prematurity.  A recently published study examining preemies born before 33 weeks gestation in France (in 1997 &#8211; after the introduction of artificial surfactant) shows that at 5 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Acts of Grace Foundation Brightens Days for Moms on Bedrest</title>
		<link>http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/acts-of-grace-foundation-brightens-days-for-moms-on-bedrest/</link>
		<comments>http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/acts-of-grace-foundation-brightens-days-for-moms-on-bedrest/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Mar 2008 22:14:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kristie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Preemies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Acts of Grace]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[antepartum]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bed rest]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bedrest]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hospital bedrest]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[interview]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marlena Diedrich]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[p/sl]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Recently, a reader sent me an email about the Acts of Grace Foundation, a newly formed organization aimed at providing support and other services for moms who are hospitalized on bedrest.   Joseff and Marlena Diedrich founded Acts of Grace in November of 2007, after they experienced first hand the difficulty of extended bedrest [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Omega-3 DHA May Prevent Preemies from Developing ROP</title>
		<link>http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/omega-3-dha-may-prevent-preemies-from-developing-rop/</link>
		<comments>http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/omega-3-dha-may-prevent-preemies-from-developing-rop/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Mar 2008 03:26:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kristie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Preemies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[arachadonic acid]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[brain development preemie]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DHA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[eye development preemie]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[infant formula]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[IV nutrition]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[omega-3]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[omega-6]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[retinopathy of prematurity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ROP]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Over the past few years, the omega-3 fatty acid DHA has become an increasingly popular component of infant formula.   DHA, along with the omega-6 fatty acid arachidonic acid are the key building blocks of healthy brain and eye development.  Despite this knowledge, omega-3s ae completely absent in the IV nutrition used to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Aquaphor Reduces Preemie Mortality and Skin Infections</title>
		<link>http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/aquaphor-reduces-preemie-mortality-and-skin-infections/</link>
		<comments>http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/aquaphor-reduces-preemie-mortality-and-skin-infections/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Mar 2008 03:26:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kristie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Preemies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[aquaphor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bangladesh]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[emollients]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[micro preemie skin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mortality]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[nicu 101]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[preemie mortality]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[premature]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Preemies, especially extremely preterm babies are born with very fragile skin, which is so thin and delicate, it can sometimes tear.  This thin, immature skin is a problem, because it causes preterm babies to lose moisture, and is a route for infections to enter their bodies.
A new study examining this issue has shown that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Saving Preemie Lives at Any Price?</title>
		<link>http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/saving-preemie-lives-at-any-price/</link>
		<comments>http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/saving-preemie-lives-at-any-price/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Mar 2008 06:44:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kristie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Preemies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[caryl rosenthal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[comfort care]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[heroic measures]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[life support]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[micro preemies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[preemie]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[resuscitation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[texas preemies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[viability]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Last May, a journalist named Caryl Rosenthal wrote an article for the American Chronicle, discussing the fate of micro preemies, born to teen, drug-addicted mothers at a single Texas hospital, and placed in the care of the State of Texas.  Her views on the resuscitation and treatment of these babies, which she felt was an [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is Support for Parents of Preemies Adequate?</title>
		<link>http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/is-support-for-parents-of-preemies-adequate/</link>
		<comments>http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/is-support-for-parents-of-preemies-adequate/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Mar 2008 03:44:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kristie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Preemies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Coping]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[nicu]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NICU support]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[parent support]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[parents of preemies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[post NICU support]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[preemie]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[preemie support group]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[prematurity]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[While we were in the NICU with our daughter, who was born at 31 weeks in December of 2005, I was anxious to find some sort of support from other NICU parents.  Unfortunately, the culture in our NICU was dominated by a concern for HIPAA and patient privacy.  Parents were banned from the NICU during [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Guest Post: Breastmilk Donation through the Eyes of a Donor</title>
		<link>http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/guest-post-breastmilk-donation-through-the-eyes-of-a-donor/</link>
		<comments>http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/guest-post-breastmilk-donation-through-the-eyes-of-a-donor/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Mar 2008 04:22:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Guest Blogger</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Preemies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[breast milk]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[donating breast milk]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[donor breast milk]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[human milk banks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[nicu]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[preemie]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[uses for donor milk]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It seems the benefits of breastfeeding to both mother and baby have been declared from the mountain tops lately (if pregnancy magazines, parenting websites, and the medical community are considered mountain tops).  Breastfeeding helps a new mom&#8217;s uterus shrink back to normal size after birth and may even help shed some extra baby weight. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>LacTrack System Protects Preemies From Feeding Errors in NICU</title>
		<link>http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/lactrack-system-protects-preemies-from-feeding-errors-in-nicu/</link>
		<comments>http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/lactrack-system-protects-preemies-from-feeding-errors-in-nicu/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Mar 2008 18:09:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kristie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Preemies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Feeding]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[feeding errors NICU]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lactrack]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[microsoft]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MS-HUG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[neoteric]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[nicu]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[preemie]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[premature]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Neoteric Technology was recently awarded the 2008 MS-HUG Healthcare Innovation Award from Microsoft, for its LacTrack Mother&#8217;s Milk Management system.  LacTrack is a series of products which can be integrated together to track milk from when it is pumped or donated, through storage, processing, feeding preparation and delivery to the bedside.  The system [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Preemies and the Trouble with Sippy Cups</title>
		<link>http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/preemies-and-the-trouble-with-sippy-cups/</link>
		<comments>http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/preemies-and-the-trouble-with-sippy-cups/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Feb 2008 04:37:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kristie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Preemies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[nuby cup]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[oral aversion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[preemie]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[preemie can't drink from cup]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sippy cups]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[straw cup]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[take and toss cup]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[transitioning to sippy cup]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[weak suck]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Many preemies have have a weak suck, oral aversion or other oral-motor problems that make learning to drink out of a sippy cup very difficult and frustrating for both mom and baby.  Trouble transitioning from a bottle to a sippy cup is one of the most common topics (along with RSV and reflux) I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>UK Preemies to Benefit from STAND UP for Tiny Lives Campaign</title>
		<link>http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/uk-preemies-to-benefit-from-stand-up-for-tiny-lives-campaign/</link>
		<comments>http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/uk-preemies-to-benefit-from-stand-up-for-tiny-lives-campaign/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Feb 2008 17:28:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kristie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Preemies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Action Medical Research]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[nicu 101]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[preemie charities]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Premature Birth Inquiry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[premmie]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[STAND UP for Tny Lives]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[touching tiny lives]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[UK charities]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[UK prematurity]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Prematurity is a global problem, and a UK group is fighting to raise prematurity awareness by urging their government to acknowledge the real scale of the prematurity problem and focus on medical research to help more babies make it to term.  The STAND UP for Tiny Lives Campaign, spearheaded by the UK charity Action Medical [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Preemie Preventive Care Lacking in US</title>
		<link>http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/survery-reveals-gaps-in-preventive-care-for-preemies/</link>
		<comments>http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/survery-reveals-gaps-in-preventive-care-for-preemies/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Feb 2008 09:42:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kristie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Preemies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[attitudes towards NICU follow up care]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[medimmune]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[medimmune survey]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[neonatologist]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[nicu]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pediatrician]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[preemie preventive care]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[premature]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A survey sponsored by MedImmune, the makers of Synagis, shows worrisome gaps in health care provided to preemies.  MedImmune surveyed 202 neonatologists and pediatricians about current attitudes and practices when caring for the specialized health needs of preterm infants.  Sadly, 70% of respondents felt that the health care system in the US failed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Share Your Thoughts on Life After the NICU</title>
		<link>http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/share-your-thoughts-on-life-after-the-nicu/</link>
		<comments>http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/share-your-thoughts-on-life-after-the-nicu/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 23 Feb 2008 09:29:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kristie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Preemies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[after the NICU]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[impact of prematurity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[nicu]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[nicu 101]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[parenting a preemie]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[preemie]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[preemie stories]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[prematurity]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Over the past two years, I&#8217;ve had the opportunity to speak with other parents of preemies in a variety of settings, like WalkAmerica, the Synagis clinic, through my contact form, and on the NICU 101 forums.  Usually, we share our stories, and have a few minutes to chat about life.  Frequently, we get [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Preemies &amp; Respiratory Equipment in the NICU</title>
		<link>http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/respiratory-equipment-in-the-nicu/</link>
		<comments>http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/respiratory-equipment-in-the-nicu/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Feb 2008 09:26:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kristie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Preemies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[breathing problems preemie]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CPAP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[nasal cannula]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[nicu]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[oscillating ventilator]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[oscillator]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[preemie]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[surfactant]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[vent]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ventilator]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The NICU is a confusing place, with a dizzying array of equipment which helps keep the tiniest warriors alive.  One thing that many preemies have in common is having immature lungs which haven&#8217;t developed well enough to allow them to breathe on their own.  There are many different types of devices that can [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Late Preterm Babies Face Significant Health Risks</title>
		<link>http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/late-preterm-babies-face-significant-health-risks/</link>
		<comments>http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/late-preterm-babies-face-significant-health-risks/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2008 10:22:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kristie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Preemies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pregnancy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[34 week preemie]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[complications of late preterm birth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gestational age]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[late preterm birth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mortality rate near term]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[near term delivery]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[nicu]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[preemie]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A new study demonstrates the vulnerability of babies born between 34 and 36 weeks gestation (full term is reached at 37 weeks).  Babies born during this critical period of development have reduced fat stores, immature lungs and livers, and a brain volume that is just 60% of a baby born at term.  As [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Grant Funds Research into Reducing Global Prematurity &amp; Summit</title>
		<link>http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/grant-funds-research-into-reducing-global-prematurity-summit/</link>
		<comments>http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/grant-funds-research-into-reducing-global-prematurity-summit/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2008 10:01:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kristie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Preemies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bill and Melinda Gates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gates Foundation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[nicu]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[preemie]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[prematurity grant]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[research grant prematurity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Seattle Children's]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A one million dollar grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation has been given to the Seattle Children&#8217;s Hospital Research Institute to fund investigations into new avenues for research on the prevention of prematurity and stillbirth.  Researchers will review current published literature, and  Seattle Children&#8217;s Hospital will also use the funds to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Preemie Death Due to Multiple Pharmacy Errors</title>
		<link>http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/preemie-death-due-to-multiple-pharmacy-errors/</link>
		<comments>http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/preemie-death-due-to-multiple-pharmacy-errors/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Feb 2008 09:43:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kristie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Preemies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[drug overdose]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[nicu]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[nicu 101]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[preemie]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[preemie killed by medication error]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[preemie medication errors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[zinc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[zinc overdose]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Alyssa Shinn was born 14 weeks early, but she had gradually grown stronger under the watchful eye of the NICU team at Summerlin Hospital in Las Vegas.  Then, less than a month into her life, soon after she came off the ventilator and started taking milk, tragedy struck in the form of a medication [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Little JULES: Fashionable Jewelry Inspired by a Preemie</title>
		<link>http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/little-jules-fashionable-jewelry-inspired-by-a-preemie/</link>
		<comments>http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/little-jules-fashionable-jewelry-inspired-by-a-preemie/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Feb 2008 09:21:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kristie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Preemies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[baby jewelry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[interview]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[julian and co]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[little jules]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[nicu]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[preemie]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[preemie jewelry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tania]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This week, Tania from little JULES has been kind enough to answer some of our questions about her company, and her NICU experience, including some advice for NICU parents.  I first &#8220;met&#8221; Tania on a preemie message board almost a year ago, and I instantly fell in love with her jewelry.  She has [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NICU Homecoming Day</title>
		<link>http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/nicu-homecoming-day/</link>
		<comments>http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/nicu-homecoming-day/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Feb 2008 03:04:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kristie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Preemies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[homecoming anniversary]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hospital]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[nicu 101]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[nicu homecoming]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[preemie]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I was just standing in my living room staring at some photos of the kids and lamenting the fact that I&#8217;ve been seriously lacking in interesting topics to blog about this week, when I realized that the anniversary of Camden&#8217;s NICU homecoming came and went this month without me even noticing.  It&#8217;s a little strange, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sonicu Monitors Noise in the NICU</title>
		<link>http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/sonicu-monitors-noise-in-the-nicu/</link>
		<comments>http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/sonicu-monitors-noise-in-the-nicu/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Feb 2008 02:41:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kristie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Preemies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chris Smith]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[nicu]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[noise in nicu]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[noise monitoring]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[podcast]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[preemie]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sonicu]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sound]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sound levels nicu]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This week, I had the pleasure of speaking with Chris Smith of Sonicu about his new sound monitoring system which helps NICUs monitor noise level, and uses a warning light system to tell family and staff in the NICU if they are being too loud.  Below is my email interview with Chris.  If [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Benefits of Donor Milk Based Human Milk Fortifier</title>
		<link>http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/benefits-of-donor-milk-based-human-milk-fortifier/</link>
		<comments>http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/benefits-of-donor-milk-based-human-milk-fortifier/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Feb 2008 18:27:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kristie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Preemies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[antibacterial properties of breastmilk]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[breastmilk]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HMF]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[human milk fortifier]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NEC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[necrotizing enterocolitis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[nicu]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[prematurity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[prolacta]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[prolacta H2MF]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Mom&#8217;s of preemies and NICU babies are encouraged to express breast milk for their babies, but typically, that milk doesn&#8217;t provide enough calories and nutrients to support all the needs of a growing preemie.  Because of this, most NICU&#8217;s add a powdered cow&#8217;s milk based Human Milk Fortifier (HMF) to a mom&#8217;s expressed milk [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Health Insurance for your Preemie</title>
		<link>http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/health-insurance-for-your-preemie/</link>
		<comments>http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/health-insurance-for-your-preemie/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Feb 2008 09:23:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kristie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Preemies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[group health insurance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[health insurance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[health insurance denials]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[insurance policy]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Most people think a million dollars is a lot of money, but when it comes to a micro preemie or very preterm baby, your $1,000,000 lifetime insurance cap could disappear in the blink of an eye.  Many families with babies in the NICU feel secure in the fact that they have health insurance from [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Carepages Helps Families Communicate about Sick Loved Ones</title>
		<link>http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/carepages-helps-families-communicate-about-sick-loved-ones/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Feb 2008 09:44:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kristie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I first stumbled on to Carepages after the pre-school aged son of a woman whose blog I followed was diagnosed with cancer.  She still uses his CarePage to keep family and friends informed about his treatments and the ups and downs of living with cancer.
There are many different kinds of people on CarePages, from [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Was it Medical Malpractice?</title>
		<link>http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/was-it-medical-malpractice/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Feb 2008 12:31:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kristie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Every couple of months, I see a discussion crop up on a preemie message board about medical malpractice.  It&#8217;s understandable to want to know why your baby arrived too soon, and if something different could have been done to prevent it.  While the cause of most cases of premature delivery is never known, [...]]]></description>
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