Project Tag: Newborn
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7 Ways to Help Preemie Parents Become Their Baby’s Best Advocate
This blog post was first published on November 13, 2017 on the Healthy Newborn Network. The piece was republished on Yahoo Life and The Mighty on Dec 1, 2017. —————————————————————————————————————————————– 7 Ways Healthcare Professionals Can Help Preemie Parents Become Their Baby’s Best Advocate By Amialya (Mia) Durairaj “Would you like to change your daughter’s diaper?”…
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California Health Report–“Why Some Preemies Thrive and Others Struggle Remains a Mystery”
This article was published by California Health Report on May 29, 2019. Four-year-olds Madeline Guidi and Owen Abrams have much in common. They both live in desirable neighborhoods in San Diego County, just minutes from the Pacific Ocean. Both are the only children in two-parent, middle-class households. And they were both born just a few…
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Family Participation in the Care of the Inpatient Newborn
I co-authored this technical brief with Judith Robb-McCord and Jim Litch of USAID’s Every Preemie–SCALE program. It was peer reviewed by a 13 newborn health experts spread out over four continents. A PDF of the English version can be accessed here.
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Key Findings for “Survive and Thrive: Transforming Care for Every Small and Sick Newborn” report
I was privileged to be part of a small group developing the Key Findings summary of the Survive and Thrive: Transforming Care for Every Small and Sick Newborn report (which will be released in 2019). This report is a huge team effort by many stakeholders and agencies across continents. Please access a PDF version of…