Tools

Records and what happened

• Apgar score explainer

  The five parts of the Apgar score, what the total means, and what it cannot tell you.

• Cord blood gas explainer

  What pH, base deficit and lactate measure, and why both cord samples matter.

• Records glossary and decoder

  Searchable plain-English glossary of 181 terms and abbreviations from birth and NICU records.

• Medical records request builder

  Builds both request letters, naming the documents that get left out. Export as Word or text.

• Delivery timeline builder

  Record what you remember about the birth, with prompts. Prints. Saves only in your browser if you ask.

Understanding a diagnosis

• Sarnat staging explainer

  The three Sarnat stages, what each looks like, and why the stage decides whether cooling is offered.

• IVH grade explainer

  Grades I to IV explained, including why grade IV is a different event rather than a bigger bleed.

• GMFCS level explainer

  What each of the five GMFCS levels means in everyday terms, and what it does not tell you.

• Milestone and warning-sign tracker

  Age by age milestone checklist built on the CDC and AAP set, printable for appointments.

Getting help and services

• Early intervention finder

  How to refer your own child for a free evaluation, by state and by age, with the words to use.

• Financial help finder

  What to apply for in your state, in priority order, with a link to each program.

• Hospital lookup

  Where to find hospital maternity data by state, and how to read a missing result.

• Therapy and appointment tracker

  A log of appointments, goals and home practice. Prints. Saves only in your browser if you ask.

• IEP meeting prep tool

  Build a one page pack for the meeting: strengths, difficulties, your goals, supports and questions.

Money and legal

• Lifetime cost of care estimator

  Published lifetime cost anchors with their caveats, plus the cost drivers by level of need.

• Attorney interview scorecard

  Score the answers you were given against what a strong answer sounds like. It recommends nobody.

• Statute of limitations lookup

  Statute citation and minor tolling rule by state, with a last-verified date. It does not calculate a date.

Appointments

• Question generator for appointments

  Printable question lists for each specialist and for an attorney consult, with space to write answers.

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