The less invasive procedure keeps preemies from undergoing open-heart surgery. Author: Rich Prange Updated: 6:19 AM EST February 16, 2021
MESA, Ariz. Identical two-month-old twins Carter and Garrett Lopez came into the world in a hurry.
“My water broke, and it was pretty shocking at 27 weeks,” said Nicole Lopez, the twins mother.
Born in December, Lopez says the twins weren’t even expected until the end of March. They were tiny and were considered micro-preemies, with Garrett weighing 2 pounds, 2 ounces and Carter weighing 2 pounds, 4 ounces.
“When the nurse brought them over to me, Garrett fit into her two hands,” said Lopez.
The babies were also born with a heart condition called PDA (Patent Ductus Arteriosus), which involves an opening between blood vessels that normally closes on its own after birth, but theirs did not.
The less invasive procedure keeps preemies from undergoing open-heart surgery. Author: Rich Prange Updated: 4:19 AM MST February 16, 2021
MESA, Ariz. Identical two-month-old twins Carter and Garrett Lopez came into the world in a hurry.
“My water broke, and it was pretty shocking at 27 weeks,” said Nicole Lopez, the twins mother.
Born in December, Lopez says the twins weren’t even expected until the end of March. They were tiny and were considered micro-preemies, with Garrett weighing 2 pounds, 2 ounces and Carter weighing 2 pounds, 4 ounces.
“When the nurse brought them over to me, Garrett fit into her two hands,” said Lopez.
The babies were also born with a heart condition called PDA (Patent Ductus Arteriosus), which involves an opening between blood vessels that normally closes on its own after birth, but theirs did not.