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My NICU baby is turning 16 this week,

so I'm sharing five things I remember from having a baby in the NICU.

Welcome to the all about pregnancy and birth podcast. I'm Dr. Nicole Callaway Rankins, a board certifiedGYN, who's been in practice for nearly 15 years.

I've had the privilege of helping over 1,000 babies into this world, and I'm here to help

you be calm, confident, and empowered to have a beautiful pregnancy in birth.

Quick note, this podcast is for educational purposes only and is not a substitute for

medical advice. Check out the full disclaimer at Dr. Nicole Rankins.com forward slash disclaimer. Now let's get to it.

Hello there. Welcome to another episode of the podcast, whether you are a new listener or a returning listener. I am so glad you're spending some time with me today. So in this quick short episode, I am sharing five things I remember from having a baby in the NICU. If you don't know, our first daughter was

born early. She was born eight weeks early, born at 32 weeks exactly. She also had a rare

intestinal malformation called Duano Latresia. It's when the first part of the intestines

are not connected together. It happens in about

one in 5,000, one in 10,000 pregnancies. So it's actually incredibly rare. And she had to have surgery

three days after she was born to fix her intestines. And she spent a month in the NICU. And I should back up and say, I just went into preterm labor early.

Like, I don't know what happened, but I just went into preterm labor early.

And that's how she came into this world early.

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