Bella Rose, who was born at 25 weeks weighing 1 pound and 7 ounces, graduated today (9/11) from Salah Foundation Children’s Hospital in Fort Lauderdale.
Parents Nelly and Jeff are thrilled to be able to bring Bella Rose home and are grateful for the loving and life-saving care she received at Salah Foundation Children’s Hospital.After spending 106 days in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, she went home Sept. 11, where her two older sisters will be able to hug her for the first time. Her parents, Nelly and Jeff, are equally excited to welcome Bella Rose home and are grateful for the care she received at Salah Foundation Children’s Hospital.
Bella Rose now weighs 6 pounds and 4 ounces.
Gabrielle Lorenzo, a registered nurse at the hospital, had an immediate connection with Bella Rose and considers her a “little miracle.” “I love it when the kids head home,” she said.
September is NICU Awareness Month and a reminder that nearly half of all babies in the NICU are born at normal birthweight and are 37 weeks gestation or older, according to the National Perinatal Association. Advances in neonatal medicine mean that more infants can benefit from the specialized care that NICUs can offer. Salah Foundation Children’s Hospital in Fort Lauderdale offers Level III NICU care, which provides intensive care for babies born at almost all gestational ages.
