Tag: preeclampsia

Premature Birth

When Faith and Medicine Come Together – by Dr. Charrell Bird

Tonya May Avent

My journey to becoming a neonatologist (newborn specialist) and career achievements were my life’s priorities before becoming a wife and mother. I did not get married until age 38 which put me on the fast track to becoming a mother, or so I thought. My infertility was my first challenge. We tried to get pregnant… Continue reading When Faith and Medicine Come Together – by Dr. Charrell Bird

Congenital Conditions

The Healing I Needed for My Journey – by Tiffany Scurry

Tonya May Avent

Imagine knowing from the time you were a little girl that you would have a child with special needs.  You would have thought I would have been more prepared when KJ arrived. I always wanted to have a son, so I was elated when I heard those three words during my sonogram, “It’s a boy!”… Continue reading The Healing I Needed for My Journey – by Tiffany Scurry