Briana Gray’s journey to motherhood is marked with love, loss, and healing. After losing her son Elijah to FNAIT, she found strength through supportive care and determination. Now raising her sons Callum and Noah, Briana honors Elijah’s memory while embracing the joys of motherhood.
Sarah and Yaniv’s son, Thomas, was born with HLHS – hypoplastic left heart syndrome. Thanks to early intervention and expert care from CHOP, Thomas underwent life-saving surgeries and is now thriving as a toddler.
Ruthie, a baby with Down syndrome, received critical care at UC Davis Children’s Hospital after being diagnosed with a heart condition. With expert support and successful heart surgery, she overcame early challenges and is thriving. Her parents share their journey and encourage others to trust specialized care.
In this heartfelt reflection, Moira Allbritton shares her journey raising five children, four of whom have autism, and the lessons learned about embracing imperfection, finding acceptance, and discovering joy in parenting children with disabilities.
The mental health support provided in the NICU was essential for Collette & Alex as they navigated the emotional challenges of their daughter Austen’s critical care. The family-focused care at Stanford Children’s enabled them to manage stress, connect with other parents, and focus on both Austen’s healing.
Rami’s parents knew when he was still in utero that there was an issue with his jaw. Genetic testing after birth revealed an extremely rare diagnosis of CCMS, which affects the jaw, mouth, and ribs. Thanks to the compassionate, expert care at Cincinnati Children’s, Rami is almost 2 and keeping his parents on their toes!
The field of fetal diagnosis and treatment is continually evolving. Hear from Dr. Scott Adzick, one of the foremost trailblazers in the specialty, about groundbreaking advancements he helped pioneer. Learn why he believes it’s an obligation of the field to conduct research to offer hope and health.
The Egan family is grateful for the “enormous team” at Stanford Medicine Children’s Health who repaired baby MJ’s rare congenital heart defect and provided months of individualized care in the Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit. Today, their baby is a thriving toddler with normal heart ventricle function.
Emily’s third pregnancy wasn’t expected to be high risk. But once it became clear, she went to the experts at Stanford Medicine Children’s Health. Thanks to the multi-disciplinary approach coupled with personalized fetal counseling, baby Alexander is a thriving toddler with a big smile who is living up to his warrior name.
The rate of gastroschisis, an abdominal wall defect that is often discovered in utero, has been on the rise in the US. Thanks to Dr. Geoanna Baustista and the Baby Intestines Group at UC Davis Health, research is being done to find potential fetal interventions and improve babies’ outcomes.
The Dahab family moved to Ohio to be close to their “second family” at Nationwide Children’s Hospital. Thanks to Nationwide’s excellence in maternal fetal medicine and fetal imaging, a world-class NICU, access to genome sequencing, and rare disease experts, their boys are living longer and better lives.
When doctors told the Lame family their son wouldn’t survive his serious diagnosis, they didn’t give up hope. They started to search for answers. Luckily, they found them at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital. With expert, all-encompassing care, baby Luka is thriving.