Kristie McNealy, MD

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 “Trouble” has endured since coming home from the NICU.  While our daughter’s story isn’t any where near as long or dramatic as Trouble’s, it still irks me when people take [...]

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’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 [...]

Prematurity impacts 1 in 8 babies born in the US – that’s a preemie every minute!  So, for today’s installment of Blogging for Prematurity Awareness Month, I’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 [...]