Making a Newborn "Wellness" Kit
Signs of coronavirus in newborns
Dr. Madden's 2020 Press and Articles
Expert Interview about Baby's One Month Visit
Cleveland-area newborn resources
Unlimited Phone Call, Text, and Email Packages Now Available
My Journey with Postpartum Depression
I developed severe postpartum depression (PPD) after I had my first baby and it took me several years to gain courage to be able to share the story of my experience with PPD. Since then I have met more women than I can count who also had postpartum mental health struggles after they became moms for the first time
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My Favorite Phone Apps for Parents of Newborns and Preemies
NICU Awareness Month
NICU Awareness Month always sneaks up on me because it’s September, which is both “back to school” time and I am usually “on-service” in the NICU during this month. Right now I am in the middle of a three week stretch of taking care of preemies in the huge Level 4 NICU at Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital in Cleveland.
How my visits differ from home nurse visits
It’s not unusual for some of the smallest and sickest preemies to qualify for home nursing visits. These visits are usually 20-30 min long, occur within the first few weeks after discharge, and are covered by insurance. In most cases, larger preterm infants and full-term infants do not qualify for these types of visit. My home visits are different than RN visits for all of the following reasons:
Introduction to Primrose Newborn Care
Gift Certificates
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Do you live away from a loved one who is having a baby and want to be able to support and check in on her from afar?
FAQ
Why did you start offering this service?
I want to provide the service that I wish was available when I had my first child, Grace, in 2005. When she was born I was in the middle of intense medical training, lived hundreds of miles away from my family, and we experienced multiple problems, including difficulty “latching on” while breastfeeding, jaundice, and she did not gain weight. During my maternity leave, which was supposed to be my optimal bonding time with Grace, I felt isolated and unsure of myself, and I am certain that these feelings contributed to my development of postpartum depression.