Anne and Josh’s journey with their second child, Ollie, was not what they expected. About halfway through the pregnancy, the couple...
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Looking at 5-year-old twins Axel and Barrett today, you’d never guess everything they went through, even before they were born. But when...
Read StoryBeating the odds and navigating the unknowns: baby Aria’s story
Jesse and Sarah Stensby both agree they never would have predicted their unborn daughter would need an intricate orchestration of medical...
Read StorySiblings by heart: Delilah and William’s story
High school sweethearts, Rebecca and Joe, always dreamed of having a family. After marrying in 2017 and getting pregnant in 2019, the...
Read StoryHarriet’s heart: the Midwest Fetal Care Center helps baby defy rare tumor diagnosis
A rare heart diagnosis A cold Iowa day in January 2022 was supposed to be a time of celebration for Hannah Kendrick. But, instead of...
Read StoryWhat is a perinatologist and when to visit one
At The Mother Baby Center, there are many wonderful health care providers available to care for you and your baby before, during, and after...
Read StoryBaby Stella makes history: becomes first in Minnesota to undergo groundbreaking fetal spina bifida procedure
An unexpected discovery First time parents Kinzie Burnham and Jeffrey Baty have logged a lot of miles on the road over the last two-plus...
Read StoryTreatment before birth: baby Xander’s successful journey from SVT and heart failure to home
Michaela and Nic were excited to welcome their first baby, Xander. The pregnancy was going smoothly. Michaela never had morning sickness or...
Read StoryBorn with spina bifida: Odin is cared for by the experts at the Midwest Fetal Care Center
All any mom hopes for is a safe pregnancy, a complication-free birth and a healthy and happy baby. For first-time mom Darby Muller, an...
Read StoryNational Neonatal Nurses Week 2021
Tiny babies need big help and that’s where the neonatal experts at Children’s Minnesota come in. When you give birth at The Mother Baby...
Read StoryFetal surgery for spina bifida prepares Declyn for an active life
We met Declyn in December 2019 when he was just 16 months old. When Sarah, Declyn’s mom, was still pregnant with him, she found out...
Read StoryThe Mother Baby Center at Mercy with Children’s Minnesota expands services again to help high-risk mothers deliver closer to home.
In February 2021, The Mother Baby Center at Mercy with Children’s Minnesota announced its expansion of its neonatal intensive care unit...
Read StoryIan’s Story: Treating an omphalocele at the Midwest Fetal Care Center
Like most couples, Hopkins, Minn., residents Leah and Todd Kempel expected to have a healthy and orderly pregnancy. They were relieved and...
Read StoryChurg-Strauss syndrome threatens pregnancy
Amanda Erickson’s disease is so rare it made an episode of “House.” She has Churg-Strauss syndrome, a disorder where inflammation...
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