http://www.preminperth.wordpress.com Good things come in small packages Sat, 18 Sep 2010 12:27:00 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Graham "Mont" Liggins, who has died aged 84, developed a life-saving treatment for premature babies, after showing that foetal lung maturation could be speeded up by administering a steroid. This gave babies born with lungs that were not functioning properly a chance to breathe and survive. His research changed medical ... http://www.preminperth.wordpress.com/2010/09/we-owe-this-man-a-great-debt-of-gratitude/ I really appreciate the comments I have received on this blog, and I do feel guilty for not updating it regularly this year. I am going to try and turn over a new leaf/branch/tree and post more regularly. Stay tuned, and please do post a comment if anything is clearly ... http://www.preminperth.wordpress.com/2010/09/so-quiet/ Nominations are open! Every year in Australia, thousands of babies are born prematurely. Their families ride a rollercoaster of emotions as they watch their children fight to overcome the health and developmental issues facing them as a result of their early arrival. These issues continue long after the babies are discharged ... http://www.preminperth.wordpress.com/2010/02/do-you-know-a-%e2%80%9clocal-premmie-hero%e2%80%9d/ I salute you, Australian premmies! I admire your strength and determination, your courage and your will to live. I celebrate the amazing work of your nurses and doctors and the incredible love of your parents. I give thanks that I live in a country which can afford to provide ... http://www.preminperth.wordpress.com/2010/01/happy-australia-day-littlest-battlers/ It seems that quite a few ex-prems develop sensory processing and integration disorders - some need a lot of sensation to keep them happy (sensory-seeking) and some find sensory input overwhelming (sensory-sensitive or sensory-avoiding). I'm sure it's not just a premmie issue, but it does help make sense of ... http://www.preminperth.wordpress.com/2010/01/sensory-issues-problems-with-textures/