Stories & Outcomes

Discharge days are bittersweet at Blythedale Children's Hospital. While we miss the children we become so close to over the course of their treatment, our hearts soar when they are able to return to their families and their communities. We are proud to share some of their stories.

Going Home

Bringing your child home is no small feat when they're medically fragile, but with Blythedale's Parent and Family Education Program it's possible.

Bringing your child home is no small feat when they're medically fragile. No family ever thinks they will be in the position of caring for a child with complex medical needs, but Blythedale’s innovative Parent and Family Education Program divides what initially seems like an overwhelming learning...

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  • Post Acute Neonatal Care
  • Pulmonary Hypertension
  • Pulmonary Rehabilitation
  • Complex Post-Surgical Rehabilitation
  • Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia (BPD)
  • Extreme Prematurity
  • Micro Preemie
  • Preemie
  • Retinopathy of Prematurity (RoP)
  • Chronic Lung Disease

River's Road Home

Respiratory Therapy and Parent Training Pave the Path from Hospital to Home.

Ana Rivera found out she was pregnant on Halloween in 2020. She and her partner, Diana Vasquez, started preparing for the next chapter in their lives and their new arrival. However, on April 8, 2021, at just 26 weeks’ gestation, River Omari Rivera was born weighing a mere 2 lbs., 2 oz. and was just...

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  • Post Acute Neonatal Care
  • Pulmonary Rehabilitation
  • Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia (BPD)
  • Chronic Lung Disease
  • Micro Preemie

Resilient Raymond

Micro-Preemie Masters Movement as Inpatient and Outpatient

Raymond has got some serious moves. The 14-month-old can roll over, push himself up to a sitting position and even use both hands to play with toys. Some pretty impressive skills considering what he had to overcome. In January 2018, an unexpected pre-term delivery brought him into the world at just...

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  • Post Acute Neonatal Care
  • Specialized Feeding
  • Pulmonary Rehabilitation
  • Micro Preemie
  • Congenital Heart Disease
  • Patent Ductus Arteriosus (PDA)
  • Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia (BPD)
  • Chronic Lung Disease
  • Supraventricular Tachycardia (SVT)
  • Hypothyroidism

A Journey of Hope

"No family ever expects to be in this situation. You just don't think it can happen to you." Did you know 45% of our patients are under the age of one? Follow the extraordinary journeys of a few of Blythedale's smallest and most fragile infants, as their families prepare to bring them home... for...

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  • Post Acute Neonatal Care
  • Pulmonary Hypertension
  • Specialized Feeding
  • Cardiac Rehabilitation
  • Extreme Prematurity
  • Micro Preemie
  • Congenital Heart Disease
  • Acquired Brain Injury

Blythedale Helps Zoey, and her Mom, Breathe a Little Easier

Zoey has a smile that lights up a room. The exuberant thirteen-month old was born via emergency caesarean section after she and her mother, Melanie, were involved in a car accident. Delivered at just 25-weeks gestation, Zoey - considered a "micro-preemie" - weighed a mere 1 lb., 7 oz. birth. In...

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  • Post Acute Neonatal Care
  • Micro Preemie
  • Extreme Prematurity
  • Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia (BPD)

Addiena's Story

Watch Addiena's story and learn more about her journey - overcoming complications of prematurity - to go home with her adoring parents.

Tags:

  • Post Acute Neonatal Care
  • Pulmonary Rehabilitation
  • Extreme Prematurity
  • Micro Preemie
  • Chronic Lung Disease