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The proud parents of 3 beautiful children, 2 who were born prematurely due to pPROM . Their first daughter, Lauren was born at 23 weeks and second daughter, Reagan was born at 28 weeks. Sadly, Lauren passed away soon after her birth but Reagan is doing very well and shows no signs of delay or lingering effects of her premature birth. After Kim spent 14 weeks on bedrest, their son, Will was born healthy at full term last spring. Kurt is currently serving his 3rd term in the Minnesota House of Representatives. He was the co-author of the “Missing Angels” bill which now allows families to obtain birth certificates for their stillborn babies. The Zellers Family resides in Maple Grove, MN.
E2
Session Descriptions:
E2
Born Too Soon: Recognizing the Impact a Dream Lost: Encouraging caregiver sensitivity for parents of premature babies and babies born with birth defects, Joyce Baughman, RN, NICU nurse for more than 20 years, addresses ways the health professional team can provide continuity of care while being in-tune to the needs of the family for both the good and bad outcome. Panelists share what was helpful and how their care providers could have been more effective: Heidi Ciepielinski, bereaved mother and author of When a Baby Dies; Representative Kurt Zellers and wife, Kim; Representative Karen Klinzing and husband, Bill, parents of 2 babies with birth defects/congenital anomalies and 3 healthy children