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It's Respiratory Syncytial Virus season. Do you know the signs? Shanisty Ireland didn't when her six-week-old son Adam contracted the disease. In this episode, Shanisty recalls her family's RSV experience, while Mitchell Goldstein, MD, of the National Coalition for Infant Health shares key risk factors and signs parents should look for.

Parents whose newborns are ready for hospital discharge sometimes receive discouraging news: Feeding complications require a longer stay. In this episode, advocate Kelli Kelley and neonatal therapist Sue Ludwig discuss why feeding challenges occur—and how the affect babies and their families.