A mom’s story: My baby’s delivery included a ‘high-speed footrace’
This is a guest post by Veronica Stoltz, who delivered Katherine 15 weeks early at Abbott Northwestern Hospital. Katherine was taken via tunnel to Children’s Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota, where...
View ArticleBaby Leo: The first infant to move to the Special Care Nursery
At just 28 weeks, baby Leo Kummer was born to parents Lisa and Ben Kummer at Abbott Northwestern Hospital in December 2012. Weighing 2 pounds, 4 ounces, Leo arrived after a five-year struggle for Lisa...
View ArticleBaby Annika: The last baby delivered at Abbott Northwestern Hospital
On the evening of Feb. 3, 2013, the Twin Cities couple Brianna and Vanan Murugesan got very little sleep, as they prepared to welcome their third baby – a girl. The delivery also marked Abbott...
View ArticleBaby Gemma: The first delivery
When Kristin Towle’s due date came and went with no baby on Jan. 31, she and her husband, Michael, began to wonder whether they’d be delivering at The Mother Baby Center. The Twin Cities couple arrived...
View ArticleHow kangaroo care came to the United States: One mom’s journey
This post originally appeared on the Kids’ Health Blog by Children’s Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota. Chris Clark was 23 weeks pregnant, on bed rest after her water broke, and had been given little...
View ArticleChurg-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 restricts blood flow to vital organs and tissues, sometimes permanently...
View ArticleA 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...
View ArticleA year of firsts
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...
View ArticleA year of firsts
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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