Nine years ago, Crystal White, was nearing her due date. Her pregnancy was going smoothly – no complications, no health issues – just one more routine test, group B streptococcus (GBS), prior to her baby’s arrival. The simple swab test, typically done between the 35th and 37th weeks of pregnancy, reveals if mom has a […]
Meet Lucas: Getting connected through pediatric palliative care
From the moment he was born in January 2010, Lucas Ransom was in a fight for his life. Although he arrived at 33 ½ weeks with a cleft palate that made feeding difficult, he had several other serious problems unrelated to his prematurity that made his condition critical.
