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Summer 2012

Browse Issue 3's Articles:

When AFE Presents in the Delivery Room

Recordia Kennedy's first three deliveries were uneventful as birth can be. But, she almost died during her fourth delivery due to the rare obstetric emergency known as AFE.

Kangaroo Care as Standard Practice in the Special-Care Nursery

Kangaroo care was developed in the late 1970s as a solution to an overcrowded neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) in Bogota, Columbia. Parents feel empowered when they provide KC for their infant.