The first intensive care nursery at WakeMed opened in July 1973, two years before the American Board of Pediatrics created the first subspecialty board exam for Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine. The two-room unit, which had space for just 14 isolettes, was made possible by funds from hospital volunteers alongside a negative pressure respirator donated by the March […]
Giving is good for the soul. In fact, there is scientific evidence that altruistic people receive pleasure from being generous. This is certainly the case with Sarah Dugger, PhD, a wife, mother of two and clinical genomic scientist. Her life’s work is dedicated to giving help and hope to people with medical conditions to improve […]
Wife and mom, Katie Page, is the owner of both Gate City Athletics (a youth running club) and Wren’s Nest (a kids and family yoga studio) named after her daughter Sophia Wren. Katie says, “The vision of Wren’s Nest is to bring together kids and families to share mindfulness and yoga to create a space […]
On March 12, 2012, baby boy Pearson was born weighing 8lb 6oz and measuring 21” long to the delight of his first-time parents, Josh and Meredith Jarrell. After nine highly anticipated and uneventful months, he entered the world as the picture of health. Just hours after his birth, while Pearson lay swaddled in his nursery […]
Molly’s grandmother has always held a special place in her heart. She recalls wonderful summers spent with her grandmother, siblings and cousins shopping, eating candy and reading good books. “My grandmother was always the life of any family gathering, and she was also someone I could talk to about anything and everything.” Fast forward years […]
WakeMed’s very own Mallory Magelli McKeown, of WakeMed Children’s, is among this year’s 40 Under 40 Leadership Awards winners. The Triangle Business Journal (TBJ) received more than 200 nominations for the 2022 awards cycle. Successes in 2021 Mallory Magelli McKeown, 32, is the manager of the family navigation program for WakeMed Children’s Hospital — and […]
Wake Forest, NC residents, Jeremy and Mary Catherine Haarsgaard were excitedly awaiting the birth of their first born twins. With a little over a month before the due date, Mary Catherine was feeling great, and the babies were growing. “Going into week 34, I was still going to crossfit classes,” Mary Catherine gushes. Soon, however, […]
On September 16, 2016, baby Felix came bursting on the scene two weeks early, with a head full of hair and gorgeous as ever. Born at WakeMed Cary Hospital, weighing seven pounds and 11 ounces, he was everything his first-time parents could ever want, but a complication prevented them from taking him home right away. […]
With newborn babies, there’s no shortage of worries. From wondering if they are eating enough, to what’s in that diaper, to childproofing the house, to knowing when to call the doctor — new parents have a lot to think about. And it doesn’t help that some infections in babies can start even before birth, as […]
I am a planner. My plan was to have a completely natural birth with exclusive breastfeeding. It was a plan written in stone, to the point of me refusing a butterfly catheter when I first got to the hospital for my delivery. Long story short – my birthing plan flew out the window. I had […]
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