Good News Notes: “A premature baby born in Virginia is defying the odds and astonishing doctors. Little Leilani was born at 22 weeks, weighing just about one pound. Now, she is finally home after four months in the NICU. Her mother, Shantel Allmon, told WWBT she knew something wasn’t right when her water broke only five and…
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Bonaire family starts nonprofit to help preemie babies in need
Good News Notes: “Aubrey weighed only 3 and a half pounds, and spent 21 days in the NICU. “She didn’t have everything that she needed and we weren’t necessarily able to give those things because I was here in the hospital sick myself and my husband had to be here to support me to help…
Ellen surprises New Orleans nurses in Ochsner Baptist NICU
Good News Notes: “Ellen DeGeneres made a generous donation to a group of nurses who rode out Hurricane Ida at Ochsner Baptist Hospital in New Orleans. The four nurses, Paula, Kimberly, Kristi and Michelle were of the 65 nurses who chose to stay during the storm to care for the babies in the NICU. They…
‘Miracle’ baby survives rare condition and celebrates 1st birthday
Good News Notes: “A baby who spent 182 days in the NICU celebrated his first birthday after doctors saved his life. Miles Rizzo was born July 30, 2020 at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center. Complications were discovered at the moment he was born. “When he was born he couldn’t breathe, when he was born, you…
Baby born in car along I-90 in Grant County revived thanks to troopers, 911 dispatchers
Good News Notes: “A newborn infant was revived on March 19 along Interstate 90 in Grant County thanks to teamwork from the state patrol and 911 dispatchers. Just before 10 a.m., state patrol Spokane communications officer Christine Golden receive a 911 call from Wanda Rand and her daughter Martina Medreno as Medrano was going into…
Baby born in Florida from embryo frozen for 15 years
Good News Notes: “A Gadsden County couple gave birth to a healthy baby boy after adopting an embryo that had been frozen for 15 years. Noah was donated to an adoption agency as an embryo, which is the stage before becoming a fetus. After struggling with fertility issues, Amanda and Jeremy Lewand decided to adopt…
Doctor, nurses pack car with NICU equipment to save baby born at 24 weeks during Texas snowstorm
Good News Notes: “The life of a premature, 1-pound baby born during a catastrophic winter storm in Texas was saved thanks to the ingenuity of a team of doctors and nurses, including some who packed a truck with neo-natal intensive care unit equipment and drove through snow to help. The baby, a girl named Zaylynn, was born…
‘Miracle Baby’ Born at 1 Pound Goes Home Healthy
Good News Notes: “A baby who was born weighing just 1 pound is finally home with his parents, after spending 133 days in the hospital. Russell William Appold Jr. was born at 22 weeks — more than 4 months before his scheduled due date. For 19 weeks, he stayed at Tulane Lakeside Hospital in Metairie, LA. But with…
Indiana mom visits her 3-day-old baby in NICU, then helps rescue driver from massive tanker fire
Good News Notes: “Holly McNally’s weeks aren’t usually quite this eventful. On Monday, she delivered a baby boy, and on Thursday, she helped rescue a truck driver from a massive tanker fire. The semitrailer hit a guardrail on an on-ramp from Interstate 465 to I-70 in Indianapolis, which split the tank in half and overturned the…
Dad dances on TikTok for son being treated in NICU
Good News Notes: “When a baby is born premature, the long nights and days in the hospital are agonizing, and often the parents are living moment to moment. One local family is experiencing this for the third time. The father has decided to dance the stress away and is sharing his moves on social media.”…