Born at exactly 35 Weeks. 5 pounds 5 ounces. She got to come home with us! =) We were in the hospital from July 11th -July 14th. A L&D video will be up as soon as I get time to make one!

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My daughter was born premature due to pre eclampsia and I remember youtubing stories of preemies for inspiration to lift my spirits. This video is to celebrate how far my daughter has come as well as to encourage others going through similar situations

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Dr. Siobhan Dolan discusses the special health risks an overweight or obese woman faces during pregnancy.

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This is the story of our daughter, Anela Hope DeCorte, who passed away on June 27, 2008. I developed severe preeclampsia at 24 weeks and was told our baby had IUGR. She was born at 25 weeks. After two days they discovered that she had a severe brain hemorrhage and she left us night. She was with us for about 52 hours, and they were the best 52 hours of my life.

Thank you for taking the time to watch this video, and share in celebrating the life of this little angel.

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Daryn is a premature baby born at 28 weeks with 850g

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An updated video of our son who was born two month premature due to preeclampsia. He spent 3 weeks in the NICU. Mommy spent 12.5 days in the hospital due to her preeclampsia condition. This is our journey though pictures.

A little over one year after our son was born we decided to ‘pay it forward’ by hosting a Preeclampsia Awareness Walk-A-Thon to help raise awareness and funds for the Preeclampsia Foundation. Thank you to all who participated!

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Please view this compelling 8 minute version of the longer (22 minute) video, If Only We Knew The Quest to Conquer Preeclampsia. Every hour of every day of the year, approximately 40 pregnant women in this country are diagnosed as having preeclampsia. Every 6 minutes, one of those women will develop severe preeclampsia . . . the lives of the mother and baby are at risk. Globally, data suggest that 75,000 women and 500,000 babies die because of preeclampsia.

Known since biblical times, preeclampsia is characterized by (among other things) extreme spikes in blood pressure and protein in the urine. There is no cure and the only treatment we have are extreme vigilance, bed rest, and if the symptoms grow too severe . . . delivery. Unfortunately, in some women, preeclampsia continues to progress even after delivery, threatening organ failure, stroke, and even death. If born too prematurely, we know that the baby will also face serious medical and developmental challenges. In fact, preeclampsia is the largest known cause of premature birth in the US.

A recent Preeclampsia Foundation survey indicated that women who gave birth prematurely and had not been made aware of the signs and symptoms of preeclampsia suffered TWICE the infant loss as those who were informed.

Knowledge is power and knowledge can save your life as well as your babys life . . . please contact us at ifonlyweknew@preeclampsia.org to learn how you can get the full version of the video.

Please go to www.preeclampsia.org to learn more about the signs and symptoms of preeclampsia.

Please share this information with every pregnant woman you know . . . now.

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Found this one of Rylan, we’re trying to get him to wake up to eat. You can see just how little he really was. At this point I think he was still just four pounds.

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March of Dimes WalkAmerica 2007 www.walkamerica.org/onfaith
Please do what you can to help bring more babies home!

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Our little princess’ birth at 33w5d due to pre-eclampsia and HELLP syndrome.

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