CRN Radio interview

Happy mid-May! Another  busy week here, with more radio appearances in  Boston, LA and Atlanta. Click below for the discussion with talk show host Chuck Wilder  on topics  including  preemies, IVF , and the March of Dimes.

CRN radio interview

Chuck Wilder, CRN radio

Part 2 with KGO's John Rothmann

Click here to access part 2 of the interview, where John extols the virtues of My Mom Is A Nurse and we answer listener questions about preemies, nursing and the state of health care .

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March of Dimes Taps Campbell

Yesterday I met with the  Board of Directors of the California branch of the March of Dimes. What an honor to have them request yours truly to partner  as a spokesperson for future events!  Thanks to Dr. Alex Espinoza, MD, prior MOD Board member, for suggesting that since we are all working with the same goals, we should know each other. Here’s a toast to MOD for all they do to help families with premature babies! Please consider signing the petition, on the right, for MOD.

Flu Season, Take two

Welcome back, friends, as we revisit a subject I thought we had closed for a season: the seemingly effervescent flu.

The Swine Flu, or H1N1, as the epidemiologists call it, should be a concern for any preemie parent, as would be exposure to RSV, Chicken Pox, Measles, you name it. Parents seek to protect their children from any virus or bacteria, and this one is different only because of the media hype, since the flu generally lands within a different time frame. The basic precautions preemie parents practice (preemie parents deal with a lot of p’s) apply to the whole of society at this time, i.e., be mindful of yourself and your baby when others cough and/or sneeze; wash your hands often, especially after touching anything prior handling your baby (and after changing any diaper); use common sense and avoid large crowds whenever possible, etc.

If baby shows any signs/symptoms of illness (won’t eat, floppy or decreased muscle tone, difficult to wake for feedings, inconsolable cry, vomiting, diarrhea, etc.), take the baby’s temperature, then call baby’s health care practitioner. (If you forget to grab a temp, you’ll be asked to call back with that info.)

There’s no need to panic, just take the normal precautions: make sure you get adequate rest, keep drinking plenty of fluids (especially if you’re breast feeding!), make healthy eating choices. Then, as always, call your health care practitioner if you have any questions or if you just don’t think your baby is doing well.