Baby Bilal, who was born 17 weeks prematurely at just over 23 weeks gestation, is finally home after spending a year at Children’s...
Read StoryExceeding expectations: Ollie’s journey with a rare congenital heart defect
Anne and Josh’s journey with their second child, Ollie, was not what they expected. About halfway through the pregnancy, the couple...
Read StorySantiago’s fetal spina bifida repair procedure, the 100th performed at the Midwest Fetal Care Center
On a brisk March morning in 2024, Elizabeth Hansen and her husband, Chris, nervously woke up in Minneapolis rather than their own bed more...
Read StoryZay undergoes fetal surgery to repair severe spina bifida before his birth
Trish, Jay and their two kids, including toddler Zay, are a military family. The Maryland-based couple’s connection to the Midwest Fetal...
Read StoryChildren’s Minnesota NICU patient grows up to become NICU nurse
It’s been almost three decades since Samantha “Sammy” Warwick entered the world and spent nearly the first three months of her life...
Read StoryLillian’s story: a complex medical journey with spina bifida and hydrocephalus
Lillian Puls’ complex medical journey would be considered a long road for a kid of any age – let alone someone who is not even 2 years...
Read StoryThirteen surgeries in 13 months was just the beginning: Carter’s journey with hydrocephalus
In 2018, expecting parents Dan and Lisa Callow counted down until they could welcome their first and only child, Carter, into the world....
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 StoryThe 16 minutes that changed everything for Owen
Owen is a smiling, giggling 3-month-old who has already been through more than most of us have in our lifetimes. Immediately after birth,...
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 StoryBorn with fragile lungs and a strong heart: victorious Kairo’s story
When Jasmine and Mike found out they were pregnant, they were so excited. They couldn’t wait for all the things this pregnancy and this...
Read StoryFive inspiring birth stories from the NICU and Midwest Fetal Care Center
If you’re wondering, “What does childbirth look like?” It’s important to know right from the start that no two birthing stories are...
Read StoryFinn’s journey: a cutting-edge program at Children’s Minnesota helps preterm babies go home sooner
Precious moments of time It has been said countless times and in many different ways, but the true meaning of what’s being said always...
Read StoryPeyton’s story: from heart surgery at 4 days old to going home
Peyton has undergone six surgeries. And that was only in the first year of her life. Peyton was born with multiple congenital heart...
Read StoryA special maternal assisted C-section birth at The Mother Baby Center
The Andreyevskiy home in Lakeville is bustling place with four children – three sons, ages 10, 7 and 4 and a 10-month-old daughter. Mom...
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 StoryOne family’s experience at The Mother Baby Center at Mercy hospital
At only 33 weeks pregnant, Danielle was rushed to The Mother Baby Center at Mercy with Children’s Minnesota. She was then diagnosed with...
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...
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