Preemie Born During Pandemic Thrives After Months in NICU

Laurell, born 13 weeks early at the height of the pandemic, spent the first few months of her life seeing only masked nurses and few family members. After 77 days in the NICU, Danielle Baltimore was finally able to bring baby Laurell home to her husband and daughter.

Recently celebrating Laurell’s first birthday, Baltimore recounts the joy of bringing her daughter home from the AdventHealth Tampa NICU and describes how the nursing team kept the family connected to baby Laurell amid COVID-19 restrictions.

Click here to watch the Baltimore family’s story.