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Valeria Bishop

Valeria Bishop, RN, CCRN, is a neonatal intensive care nurse at a children’s hospital in Lansing, Michigan. She has spent more than a decade caring for premature infants at the bedside and helping new parents learn specialized feeding methods, vital sign monitoring, and safe handling techniques before taking their babies home. Bishop also trains staff nurses in neonatal developmental care protocols and family education methods.

Why Are Babies Born Without Limbs?
Sacral Dimple: When to Worry and What to Look For
Newborn Oxygen Levels: What Is the Normal Range?
What Is in the Vitamin K Shot for Newborns?
What Causes Low White Blood Cell Count in Babies?
How Can a Newborn Get Meningitis?
Neonatal Hyperbilirubinemia: Causes, Signs, and Treatment
What Are the Possible Side Effects of Phototherapy in Newborns?
What Are the Facial Features of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome?
What Are the Bilirubin Levels for Breast Milk Jaundice?
Why Does My Son Have Inverted Nipples?
Why Do You Check the Femoral Pulse in a Newborn?
High Magnesium in a Newborn: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment
What Happens to Babies Addicted to Drugs?
How to Use a Urine Collection Bag for a Baby Girl
Neonatal Resuscitation Quick Equipment Checklist
What Causes a Baby to Be Born With Liver Problems?
What Is a Normal Oxygen Level for a Child?
Is It Common for a Newborn to Fail a Hearing Test in One Ear?
Can a Child Donate Bone Marrow?
How Many Breaths Per Minute Is Normal for an Infant?
What Are Trophic Feeds in the NICU?
What Is Periodic Breathing in a Newborn?
Neonatal Lumbar Puncture: Why It’s Done and What to Expect
What Is Oral Aversion? Causes, Signs, and Treatment
The Neonatal Resuscitation Video: What It Shows
Do Premature Babies Have Problems as Adults?
Why Would a Newborn Need a Blood Transfusion?
Nuchal Fold in a Newborn: What It Is and What It Means
Midline Defects: Causes, Manifestations, and Care