The Blythedale Four
Proving Preemie Power Prevails
Despite their differences, four former preemies share a remarkable common bond at Blythedale Children's Hospital.
Meet "The Blythedale Four" and learn about the threads that tie their lives together at New York's only post acute neonatal care rehabilitation center.
Additional Stories
Healing Beyond Medicine: The Heart of Resilience
"When you hear your child has a sudden medical diagnosis or a sudden trauma, life as our families knew it has undergone a drastic change. One of our goals is to help them navigate that phase of their journey with support, with compassion, with clinical expertise, but mostly with hope." Watch the...
Six-year-old Jayden has no shortage of energy. Born at just 29-weeks gestation, the former preemie was diagnosed with intractable epilepsy, which caused seizures that were sometimes several minutes long. He used a manual wheelchair due to spasticity in his legs, and received all his nutrition...
Maryam's Story: Success with Specialized Feeding
Maryam was born full-term in January at Jacobi Medical Center in the Bronx. At birth, she was noted to have hypotonia, or decreased muscle tone, and a poor ability to feed. Less than a month later, Maryam was admitted to Blythedale Children's Hospital for complex medical care and specialized feeding...
