by Jennifer Degl | Oct 21, 2021 | Blog, NICU, Perinatal
I am SUPER excited to share my news with you… After over four years of doing research, analyzing survey results and writing (along with a fabulous group of NICU experts from the International Neonatal Consortium from The Critical Path Institute), I am VERY happy to...
by Jennifer Degl | Aug 31, 2021 | Blog, Health Equity, NICU
FOR NICU FAMILIES, RACIAL AND HEALTH EQUITY IS NOT JUST A MOMENT … IT’S A MOVEMENT That is the title of the article I recently published in Advances in Neonatal Care, the journal of The National Association of Neonatal Nursing (NANN). Health care...
by Jennifer Degl | Jun 19, 2021 | Blog, Father's Day, NICU
It’s almost Father’s Day. Father’s Day is special in our family for many reasons. Besides the fact that our four children adore their father, it’s also the day that my husband first held our micro preemie. She was already 1 month old and he had only previously been...
by Jennifer Degl | Jun 12, 2021 | Blog, NEANN, NICU
Last month I had the honor of being the closing Keynote Speaker for the 2021 NEANN Annual Conference. I did not present alone. Alongside me was a NICU nurse named Meagan Sheakowski, who is also the mom to a NICU baby born with a rare heart condition. Together we...
by Jennifer Degl | Jun 3, 2021 | Blog, NICU, Preemie
It’s such an honor to win an award for I Was Small, But Now I’m Tall! I Was Small, But Now I’m Tall won a 2020 Dragonfly Book Award in the category of Picture Books (Ages 3-8) Nonfiction. The Dragonfly Book Award from The Story Monsters Approved! book designation...
by Jennifer Degl | Feb 21, 2021 | Blog, NICU, Perinatal
I Was Small, But Now I’m Tall has been featured in the Perinatal Gazette. This is such an honor. Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital, a member of WMC Heath, holds such a place in my heart. My daughter spent 121 days in their NICU and that is what my book is...
