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Mom brings baby home from NICU after not knowing she was pregnant
Good Morning America • • health
Key Points:
- Alysha MacDougall, unaware she was pregnant due to PMOS and negative tests, gave birth to her son Julian prematurely in an ambulance during a blizzard in January.
- Julian was born extremely premature at 22-23 weeks gestation, weighing under 1 pound, and spent 154 days in the NICU at Tufts Medical Center in Boston.
- Despite a low 15% survival chance for babies born this early, Julian overcame critical health challenges and was discharged weighing nearly 10 pounds and in good health.
- MacDougall and her fiancé Carl Pina decided early on to pursue all possible treatments for Julian, maintaining a positive outlook throughout his prolonged hospital stay.
- Julian went home on oxygen support, and his parents regard him as a miracle baby symbolizing resilience and hope.
