Despite seeing thousands of deliveries throughout my career, I still can't stop myself from having joyful feelings each time whenever a newborn baby starts crying right after coming out from the...
Category: Preemie Babies
What Is Necrotic Enterocolitis (NEC)?- Information For Parents
Necrotic Enterocolitis or NEC is a severe abdominal condition affecting mostly extremely premature babies and micro-preemies. It usually occurs two weeks or later after birth and may result in...
What is Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia (BPD) – Guide For Parents?
Many babies who were born as extremely premature babies or micro-preemies develop bronchopulmonary dysplasia during their hospitalization in NICU. As a neonatologist, I find myself explaining this...
Retinopathy of prematurity is the cause of anxiety for families of micro-preemies and extremely premature babies. They fear that this condition may lead to vision problems or blindness after...
Many premature babies suffer from apnea of prematurity. Apnea is defined as a pause in breathing patterns. Whenever parents hear that their baby stops breathing for short periods of time, it is scary...
Premature birth, which is defined as delivery of the baby before 37 weeks, occurs in approximately 10% pregnancies in the USA. The incidence will differ for different races and also vary depending on...