Every day, thousands of babies are born too soon, too small and often very sick. Emily Quinn was due on Christmas Day 2014. She was born on September 16th at 25 weeks weighing just 1 lb 5 oz. Emily opened her eyes for the first time when she was 2 weeks old. She was 3 weeks old when she had her first surgery (PDA ligation). That night, I got to hold her for the first time, with the assistance of two nurses. She would be several months old before we could pick her up on our own. At 8 weeks, she was finally ready to come off the ventillator, but she remained on oxygen. She spent her first Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Years in the NICU. Two days shy of 4 months, she came home. She was on oxygen until she was about 5 1/2 months old. She is now a healthy, happy 10 year old.
With preterm birth rates continuing to rise, the U.S. remains among the most dangerous developed nations for childbirth, especially for women and babies of color.
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