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Narrative Matters

Hooked On Neonatology

I almost fainted during my first visit to a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). I was a fourth-year medical student. The babies got to me. Some of them were pink, others a bit grayish. Some were in diapers and seemed to be looking around. Others were blindfolded and lying naked under banks of florescent lights. The basinettes of some were wrapped in cellophane. All were connected to machines and monitors—mechanical ventilators, cardiac monitors, intravenous infusion pumps, intra-arterial pressure gauges, temperature sensors. Shameful to say, the babies evoked in me a strange mixture of sympathy and antipathy. Their vulnerability made me . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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The Economics Behind The Miracle

 

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A Value Choice

 

Societal Messages

 

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