Clothed in Love at Texas Health Fort Worth
It wasn’t until Mary York was 17 weeks into her pregnancy that she and her husband Kevin learned they were having twins. Earlier ultrasounds had failed to detect two babies because there was only one
Grateful for Life, Double Blessings and the NICU
A twins pregnancy can mean twice the excitement for parents-to-be as they prepare to welcome two bundles of joy. It can also bring with it some added stress, especially if the twins are monoamniotic-monchorionic ―
Mom thankful for a healthy baby and Texas Health
August in North Texas can be sweltering to say the least, so Mariela Castillo didn’t think much of it when she began feeling ill the day of her baby shower. It was August 1, 2015,
Dallas NICU is ‘Right Place’ for Twins Plus One
Laura and Russell Vrana spent the first half of their now 10-year marriage traveling and enjoying each other’s company. When they finally decided to start a family, Laura found out she had polycystic ovarian syndrome
A Mother’s NICU Words of Wisdom
Kelsey Cox knows a thing or two about coping with a stay in the neonatal intensive care unit. She and her husband Kevin spent 124 days in the Level IIIB NICU at Texas Health Presbyterian
Getting Empowered to Be a Parent
In the pre-dawn hours of November 7, 2016, Amanda Griffith was at home second guessing whether her water had broken. As a first time mom-to-be, Amanda was feeling anxious about what was (or wasn’t) happening
Quite Simply, Mom Feels ‘Loved’ at Texas Health Dallas
After surgery to relieve her endometriosis and years of undergoing fertility treatments without success in getting pregnant, Jennifer Field had accepted that she would probably never give birth. She stopped trying to conceive. Fast forward
Change in Birth Plan Fails to Faze Mom
After experiencing a medicated vaginal birth with her first daughter eight years ago, mom-to-be Wendy Shannon was looking for something different second time around. It’s not that her first delivery wasn’t smooth, but there were
Mom-to-Be Finds Her ‘Zen’ during Prenatal Classes
Danita Knight will admit that being in a relaxed state isn’t typically in her nature. So as the mom-to-be made plans for the arrival of her first child this summer, she honed in on some
Birth Plans? Choosing a Midwife for the Journey
Choosing who will attend to your delivery is a highly personal decision. While obstetricians have traditionally been the go-to professionals for delivering babies in the United States, midwives are growing in popularity. What is a