Ep76: What You'll Want to Know About Having a Baby in the NICU with Dr. Terri Major-Kincade

Birth With Power

Dr. Nicole C. Rankins

Kids & Family, Parenting

4.8 • 650 Ratings

🗓️ 14 July 2020

⏱️ 64 minutes

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Summary

My first daughter was born premature and had to spend time in the neonatal intensive care unit (AKA the NICU or the ICU nursery). This week's episode has all the information I wish I'd known then, and I am so happy to be sharing it with you.

Today we're joined by Dr. Terri Major-Kincade, a practicing medical doctor and champion for premature babies and their families.

Dr. Terri and I start off talking about what the NICU is three of the main reasons babies are admitted to the ICU nursery.

We also talk about what parents can do to advocate for themselves and their baby, what kind of emotional support is available for NICU families, and five questions you can ask your care providers weekly so you are on the same page about baby's medical care.

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0:00.0	This is the episode I wish I would have had when I had a preemie baby.
0:11.5	Welcome to the All About Pregnancy and Birth Podcast. I'm Dr. Nicole Callaway Rankin's, a practicing
0:18.5	or certified OBGYN who's had the privilege of helping
0:22.5	hundreds of moms bring their babies into this world. I'm here to help you be knowledgeable,
0:28.7	prepared, confident, and empowered to have a beautiful pregnancy and birth. Quick note,
0:34.7	this podcast is for educational purposes only and is not a substitute for medical
0:39.5	advice. Check out the full disclaimer at ncr coaching.com forward slash disclaimer. Now let's get to it.
0:50.3	Hey, if you're not getting the birth with power brief in your inbox each week, you are missing out.
0:58.9	It's my free newsletter with trusted tips, mindset shifts, and birth prep strategies to help you feel calm and confident without doom scrolling for answers. Go to Dr.Noclerenkins.com forward slash email and
1:15.3	get on the list. Well, hello, hello, welcome to another episode of the podcast. This is episode
1:23.5	number 76. Thank you, thank you. Thank you for spending a bit of your time with me today.
1:30.0	In today's episode, we have Dr. Terry Major Kincaid. She is a double board certified neonatologist
1:38.9	and pediatrician. She's been practicing in the North Dallas area for the past 17 years, and for the past three years has actually been practicing nationally in three different states.
1:53.4	Dr. Terry specializes in health disparities, physician parent communication, high risk infant follow-up, and neonatal palliative care and perinatal
2:03.7	hospice. Friends and family affectionately call her Dr. Boo, and her biggest passion is giving families
2:12.3	the gift of hope. For those of you who may not know, my first daughter was a preemie. She was born
2:20.5	eight weeks premature at 32 weeks. She had a rare intestinal malformation called Duano Latresia.
2:28.0	She had to have surgery three days after she was born and she spent a month in the NICU.
2:33.6	She is, of course, a healthy, happy 12-year-old now.
2:36.9	However, that month in the NICU was one of the hardest months of my life.
2:41.2	And I mean it when I say that the information in this episode is exactly what I wish I would have known to help me get through that challenging time.
2:52.3	So in this episode, you are going to learn the most common reasons babies are admitted to the NICU, what parents can
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