Kristie McNealy, MD

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

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’t possibly have time to type them [...]

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 [...]