Cora and Ellie were born at just 24 weeks, 3 days. They spent 136 days in CHOC’s Small Baby Unit before they were healthy enough to go home.
Dr. Kushal Bhakta
One family, two NICU stays
Each year, 1 in 10 babies in the U.S. are born prematurely. For the Cushings, that statistic is two in two. Both sons had stays in the NICU.
Inside the Small Baby Unit: Ryan’s story
Danielle McLeod was looking forward to an easy second pregnancy and ultimately caring for her infant son as a confident and assured second-time mom. But that expectation changed when little Ryan was born three months early this past winter after just 27 weeks gestation and weighing only 2 pounds and 1 ounce. “His head wasn’t […]
