By Nick Hall on January 7, 2022
Personally, I also feel judged since my birth story did not go as planned.
By Nick Hall on July 15, 2021
“When the pandemic hit in March of 2020, we were terrified. Hearing about how COVID was affecting the respiratory system was a nightmare for us because Addition had issues with her lungs.”
By Nick Hall on July 1, 2021
…With tears streaming down my cheeks, I looked up at the nurse and said, “What do I do – he’s having a seizure?” She looked up and I will never forget her words she said, “Just hold your baby mama”. After the seizure ended, we put him down and all the doctors started checking him over.
By Nick Hall on June 23, 2021
“Millions of questions and concerns came into my head, but nothing could prepare me for those first moments walking into the NICU.”
By Nick Hall on June 9, 2021
by Amanda Clappes On August 21, 2020 I went in to my OB for a normal 34 week prenatal visit. She was listening to my son’s heartbeat and started acting weird. She had the nurse come in and listen to see if she heard the same thing, whatever that was. All of a sudden she’s […]
By Nick Hall on May 21, 2021
by Kierra Morgan In the summer of 2020 I, a 23 year old girl from Peoria, IL found out I was pregnant for the first time. I was so overjoyed and overwhelmed with the news. I had always dreamed of being a mother. The first chance I could, I made an appointment with an OB […]
By Nick Hall on May 13, 2021
by Kristina Mulligan May 13th. To me it’s known as “the day that never was.” After a grueling battle with infertility, I finally received the news I was pregnant. We would finally make the leap from two to three. I was ecstatic, my husband was over the moon, and our loved ones were equally full […]
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By Nick Hall on April 8, 2021
by Shawn Smith, MD As a pediatrician that works exclusively in the neonatal ICU as a hospitalist, I have noticed a few things over many years. Most physicians and nurses think they treat all patients the same, but knowing everyone has implicit bias, this likely isn’t true. This world teaches us bias in everything we […]
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By Marie Boone-Clark There is a commercial where actors, who play doctors on television, talk about healthcare. Their line starts with, “I am not a doctor, but I play one on television.” My dearest says I should say something similar because of my infatuation with medicine. He says my line would be, “I am not […]
By Nick Hall on March 17, 2021
by Kristina Mulligan Motherhood has shaped me. It sounds cliché, I know, but beyond my wildest understanding, my desire to be a mother has paved my path in life. When I was a kid, as far back as I can remember, I wanted to be “mommy” when I grew up. I always had a pillow […]
