Resources
- Hoecker, Jay L., M.D. "Premature Birth." Complications. Mayo Clinic, 29 Dec. 2011. Web. 13 Oct. 2014. <http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/premature-birth/basics/complications/con-20020050>.
This article was published in 2011, so it is fairly current. This information is very good for anyone trying to figure out the health problems that a premature baby can be born with or develop and have to live the rest of their lives with. The author, Jay L. Hoecker M.D., a retired member of the Department of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, brings valuable expertise to health information content on primary care pediatrics. This article didn't include and biases because it was only stating facts of what they have studied. The article was well written and discussed in depth about every problem that could occur in a premature infant. This article's purpose it to show people the many problems a premature baby could have and is very valuable because many people don't realize the severe issue with having a premature baby and what their outcome may be later in life.
- "National Prematurity Awareness Month." Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 29 Oct. 2013. Web. 13 Oct. 2014. <http://www.cdc.gov/features/prematurebirth/>.
This was published in October of 2013 by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This is directed towards anyone that is looking at the risk factors of preterm labor. This site does not provide an author however it does provide contact information with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Center to discuss with them more about the topic. There did not seem to be any bias in the article because this article was just facts and everyday information that you cannot really have any opinion on it other then realizing the truth about what happens to these babies. This was very clearly organized and I was able to know what the topic was in each section very clearly. This article is to inform people to the fatality of having a premature baby and the risk factors.
- King's College London. "Premature birth interrupts vital brain development processes leading to reduced cognitive abilities in infants." ScienceDaily. ScienceDaily, 21 May 2013. <www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/05/130520154249.htm>.
This material was published in May of 2013 and it is intended for people that are examining the difference in the growth of a full term baby and a premature baby. Kings College of London did a study on the brain development and were able to explain in depth about how they discovered this development process. There was no bias because this was all information that Kings College of London collected and presented to the public.
- Bird, Cheryl, RN. "What Is Anemia in Preterm Infants?" About Health. About Health, 2014. Web. 19 Oct. 2014. <http://preemies.about.com/od/preemiehealthproblems/f/Faqs-About-Anemia-In-Infants-And-Preemies.htm>.
This was published in 2014 and is intended for those studying or researching anemia in premature infants. The author is a registered nurse in a neonatal intensive care unit at Mary Washington Hospital in Fredericksburg, Virginia, where she works with premature infants of all ages. Cheryl is a registered nurse in the state of Virginia. She has a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from Mary Washington College, and a Bachelor of Science in nursing from Old Dominion University. She is certified in Neonatal Intensive Care by the National Certification Corporation. There appears to be no bias in this article and it was presented clearly and organized. This article provides other resources where they got some of their information. This is meant to inform people about anemia in premature infants.
- "Apnea of Prematurity." KidsHealth - the Web's Most Visited Site about Children's Health. Ed. Jay S. Greenspan. The Nemours Foundation, 01 Oct. 2011. Web. 19 Oct. 2014. <http://kidshealth.org/parent/medical/lungs/aop.html>.
This was published in October 2011 and is for the people looking into apnea in premature babies. The author Jay S. Greenspan is the chairman of pediatrics at Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children Wilmington, DE. No bias was shown in this as it appears. It was well organized and put together everything was clearly labeled so that anyone would know what the main topic was. This article was reviewed by Kids Health and provides other resources.
- Kaneshiro, Neil K., MD. "Neonatal Weight Gain and Nutrition: MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia." U.S National Library of Medicine. U.S. National Library of Medicine, 09 Oct. 2014. Web. 19 Oct. 2014. <http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/007302.htm>.
This was published in October 2014 by Neil K. Kaneshiro, MD to attract an audience of people that are interested in knowing the nutrition issues in a premature infant. Neil K. Kaneshiro, MD is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics in University of Washington School of Medicine. There were no bias about the information and it provided resources to back up their information. It was a clear, organized article that made it easy to understand the information. This article was created to inform people of the nutrition that premature babies are lacking and how to solve that issue.
- "Common Parent Reactions to the NICU." HealthyChildren.org. American Academy of Pediatrics, 20 Aug. 2014. Web. 19 Oct. 2014. <http://www.healthychildren.org/English/ages-stages/baby/preemie/pages/Common-Parent-Reactions-to-the-NICU.aspx>.
Published in August of 2014 by Healthy Children, this article gives a good understanding of the emotions parents undergo when having a premature child. This article did not have any bias to it because it provided many different emotions parents feel while having a child in the NICU. It was well organized and explained each emotion and why parents develop that emotion. It is to inform parents how to deal with their emotions and let them know that they are not the only ones going through this situation and that the doctors and nurses are very well trained to deal with everything in the NICU including the parents emotions.