Online calculator estimates risks for premature infants

www.nichd.nih.gov/neonatalestimates An online calculator developed for the most premature infants factors traits leading to risks. It is the most agonising decision for parents and doctors to know how to care.

Multiples

Lately there are lots of multiples....twins, triplets, quads, and more. They share the wealth of what should been the bounty of one baby. So nurseries see these babies quite a bit now. I guess I don't blame the families. They have tried so hard to have any baby. When they get flocks of children they feel very blessed. They cope wth their feelings from infertility and now with an abundance of babies. These babies can have lots of problems: apnea/bradycardia/cyanosis, prematurity, growth/develpment, nutrtion, and parent attachment. It is not any easy road to hoe for anyone. Our parents go through so much. How we deal with all of it will have such long time outcomes for the baby, parents, and society?

STABLE Program

S.T.A.B.L.E. Program PhilosophyHundreds of times each day, in hospitals and communities around the world, newly born infants become ill and require specialized care. Immediate high quality supportive care must be available at all times for all neonates. Each member of the health care team—nurses, physicians, therapists and assistants—must know what to do for the sick neonate, and must work together to do it well. I firmly believe that this early transitional care affects not only the immediate health, but also the long-term outcome of the infant. The S.T.A.B.L.E. Program content is critical to the effort to reduce infant mortality and morbidity and is intended for use by all members of the healthcare team.
Kris A. Karlsen MSN, RNC, NNPNational Program DirectorFounder, the S.T.A.B.L.E. ProgramPark City, Utah

The STABLE proram is gaining steam all oer the globe. It makes it easy to remeber what to do in a crunch.