River Wilson, who was born four months premature in November, spent 169 days at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem. He was considered what is called a micro-preemie because
Wake Forest Baptist Health, provided
River Wilson spent the first 169 days of his life in the
neonatal intensive care unit at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center
in Winston-Salem because he was born premature. The hospital has
the regionâs only Level IV NICU, which has experts who provide
specialized care for babies born as young as 22 weeks gestational
age, the hospital said.
GREENSBORO â He came into this world a few centimeters shorter than an average-sized Barbie doll. His mother couldnât hold him for the first month of his life. Thirty-two days to be exact.
The medical term is micro-preemie for babies born before 26 weeks gestation or weighing less than 1 pound, 12 ounces, although to parents Jessica and Hayden Wilson, their River â at 1 pound, 11 ounces â was just a tinier bundle of preciousness.
Updated: 10:40 PM EDT May 5, 2021 WXII12.com Web Staff A micro-premature baby is officially home after 169 days in the neonatal intensive care unit at Wake Forest Baptist Health.River Wilson was born at the hospital s birth center on Nov. 15, 2020, at 25 weeks. He was due on March 1, 2021. River weighed 1 pound, 11 ounces and was 11 inches long. That s just a few centimeters shorter than an average-sized Barbie doll, Wake Forest Baptist Health says.Micro-preemies, like River, are babies born before 26 weeks gestation or weighing less than 1 pound, 12 ounces.River was born to Jessica and Hayden Wilson from Greensboro. Jessica went into labor with River when she was 19 weeks pregnant, doctors said. She had a preterm premature rupture of membranes (PPROM). PPROM is a rare condition where the sac surrounding the baby breaks before the 37th week of pregnancy and increases the chances of delivering the baby early.She was admitted to Wake Forest Baptist Health, wher