by Jennifer Degl | May 14, 2026 | Blog, Preemie, Preterm Birth
Fourteen years ago, our family’s story changed forever. My daughter, Joy, entered the world at just 23 weeks gestation, weighing only 1 pound, 4 ounces, and measuring 11.5 inches long. She was impossibly tiny, with transparent skin and a body that had to fight for...
by Jennifer Degl | Nov 15, 2024 | Blog, NICU, Preemie, World Prematurity Day
November 17th is World Prematurity Day and the entire month of November is Prematurity Awareness Month. Preterm birth is when a baby is born too early, before 37 weeks of pregnancy have been completed. Current statistics show that 1 of every 10 infants born in the...
by Jennifer Degl | Feb 10, 2024 | Blog, NICU, Podcast, Preemie
Hi everyone. I hope that 2024 is going well for you so far. I have not posted an update in a while, but I am today because I am so excited to have had the opportunity to be a guest on the Preemie Chats podcast a few weeks ago. The Preemie Chats podcast is produced by...
by Jennifer Degl | Nov 20, 2021 | Blog, Preemie, World Prematurity Day
Wednesday November 17th was World Prematurity Day, and boy did we celebrate! The New York Bridge State Authority was super supportive and agreed to light up the Mid-Hudson Bridge (in New York) purple to help us spread awareness. It was beautiful. We had a special...
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 | Mar 2, 2021 | Blog, Preemie
Last month I had the privilege to speak at the Prolacta Bioscience Virtual Town Hall. It was such an honor to speak to their staff and share my story as a NICU parent. The title of my presentation was “A Walk in My Shoes: The Impact of Pregnancy and NICU Trauma...
