July 8, 2011
MEDICAL UNIVERSITY of SOUTH CAROLINA
Vol. 29, No. 45
Program gives infants extra TLC
Six-week-old Luke Foxhall responds to the loving touch of his mom, Amy, following a morning feeding. Below: Amy joined other mothers and caregivers who attended a newborn care discharge class sponsored by Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine staff. New mom Susan Watford, center, practices with a bulb syringe to remove mucous and spit from a baby mannequin. By Cindy ABole Public Relations
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t can be stressful becoming a new parent. Add the presence of premature triplets and that stress level is tripled. Just ask Folly Beach’s Amy and Joey Foxhall, who became the proud parents of triplets born May 18 at MUSC. Fortunately, they took advantage of MUSC’s NeonatalPerinatal Medicine’s new discharge program that arms parents with the latest information to give their babies the healthiest start in life, particularly families such as the Foxhalls. Foxhall’s pregnancy was considered
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very high-risk as her babies, Luke, Laney and Jennings, were born about 10 weeks premature. Since the birth of their babies, the Foxhalls have spent every day with their newborns, first for several weeks at the neonatal intensive care unit and later in the university hospital’s fifth floor level 2. Throughout this time, the couple has had much to learn about the delicate care of their premature newborns from understanding preemie infant behavior and feeding to the stages of infant development. As they prepare to take
dnP ProgrAm College of Nursing’s Doctor of Nursing Practice program approved by CCNE
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I found the class to be especially helpful to new parents. The doctors and staff have been wonderful throughout this entire experience. Amy Foxhall
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Applause Program
Dr. Igor Roninson joins South Carolina College of Pharmacy
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Meet Priscilla
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