Providing comfort to another tiny human being is absolutely breathtaking

This story has been on my mind for many years, but each time I have sat down to write it, the words would not fall into place. The other day, a family mentioned having their “rainbow baby” referring to a child born after a tragedy.  To me, rainbows symbolize that even after the roughest storm, things can get better.  To see a rainbow, there must be moisture, like falling rain, in the presence of sunshine.   Beauty and light will return.  I have hoped for two decades a certain family found peace and was granted a rainbow baby themselves. During my final rotation in the neonatal intensive care unit, I attended a C-section with a supervising neonatal nurse practitioner.  A newborn was being delivered who had severe congenital defects not compatible with life and would only live a few short hours.  Babies with this particular condition do not look different from healthy infants on ultrasound until they are in the final trimester, when it is often diagnosed.  These parents had made the difficult decision not to hold their child after birth. Continue reading ... Your patients are rating you online: How to respond. Manage your online reputation: A social media guide. Find out how.
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - Category: Journals (General) Authors: Tags: Physician Pediatrics Source Type: blogs