A year of firsts
Gemma: first baby born at The Mother Baby Center In year one, 5,153 babies were delivered at The Mother Baby Center. Michael and Kristin Towle describe their fourth child, Gemma, as a...
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Anika: first baby admitted into the NICU In year one, 490 babies born at The Mother Baby Center were admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). Every birth has some drama, but Anika Hubbard’s...
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Finn: first baby admitted to the Special Care Nursery In year one, 718 babies born at The Mother Baby Center were admitted to the Special Care Nursery. Seven weeks before their first baby was due,...
View ArticleRecognize this smiling face?
It’s Brielle, one of the stars of our Mother Baby Center ad campaign, including our first birthday creative materials. Brielle was born at Abbott Northwestern Hospital on July 31, 2012, and is now 19...
View ArticleInternational Kangaroo Care Awareness Day recognizes bond between parent, child
This month, Children’s Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota’s Neonatal units in St. Paul and Minneapolis are celebrating the importance of Kangaroo Care, a technique where an infant is held skin to skin...
View ArticleIan’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 excited after finally receiving a positive pregnancy test and...
View ArticleAstella’s Story: Treating an abdominal wall defect at the Midwest Fetal Care...
By Jimmy Bellamy The everyday, normal duties of parenting thrill Jake and Andi Jo Kurtz. Diapers, bottles and sleep deprivation are welcome in their household. It took a lot of work to become parents,...
View ArticleThen and now: Twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome babies Luke and Will Kuhn
For Kurtis and Sonja Kuhn, seeing their “miracle babies,” Luke and Will, running, jumping and playing is a constant reminder of the uncertainty and joy that being a parent can bring – as well as what...
View ArticleRocco’s story: Finding hope in a congenital diaphragmatic hernia diagnosis
Lindsey and Eddie Rymer were thrilled to find out in October 2013 that they were expecting their second child. After a relatively easy pregnancy with their eldest daughter, Lucy, the Rymers had no...
View ArticleMinneapolis father documents son’s arrival at The Mother Baby Center
Forrest McDaid opened his eyes for the first time and peeked at his mom and dad. It wasn’t long after that he got a look at big brother Lewis. The memory’s probably a bit fuzzy, and someday it will be...
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