Stories of Hope and Inspiration from Our NICU Families
Patients and families from the Newborn Intensive Care Unit (NICU) share stories of hope and inspiration.
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Robby Dumford was born with a life-threatening condition called congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH). Because of his fighting spirit and the comprehensive CDH care at Cincinnati Children’s, Robby survived. But he still faces huge challenges, and his care team will be with him every step of the way. |
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Mia was born 12 weeks early. In her fragile state, Mia developed necrotizing enterocolitis, a devastating and often deadly bowel disease that strikes premature infants. She was transferred to the Newborn Intensive Care Unit (NICU), part of the Perinatal Institute at Cincinnati Children’s, and had life-saving surgery. |
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Caleb was born at 28 weeks' gestation. He spent his first four months of life in the NICU at Cincinnati Children's. His mother, Jennie, used Kangaroo Care during his time in the NICU. Learn more about how this care helped Caleb. |
