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Cots for Tots Patient Stories

Read about some of the amazing patients at St Michael’s Hospital Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.

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    Mireya

    Mireya spent seven weeks in NICU when she was born critically ill with fluid on her lungs.

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    Dalten

    Dalten travelled 100 miles for specialist care in NICU and Bristol Children’s Hospital.

  • Mathilda

    Mathilda needed stomach surgery at just two days old.

  • Preston

    Preston has spent his whole life in hospital.

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    Lily

    Lily only lived for four weeks, but made an infinite impact.

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    A child born in St Michael's Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Bristol

    Sarah

    Sarah was born weighing just 500 grams – but a year on, she’s thriving.

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    Joey

    Joey had just a 50% chance at life – but look at him now.

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    Jade sits in her mum's lap, looking away from the camera, wearing a pink onesie and has a feeding tube in.

    Jade

    Jade was born at just 25 weeks old when her mum fell very ill during pregnancy.

  • Baby Lenny-Rose with a 'seven months old' milestone card

    Lenny-Rose

    Lenny-Rose was born nine weeks premature and defied all odds.

  • Mia

    Mia spent her first Christmas in hospital.

  • Freddie in the sensory play room

    Freddie

    From NICU to Bristol Children’s Hospital, Freddie has been with us for years.

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    NICU baby

    Arthur

    Arthur had to be resuscitated after birth and rushed to St Michael’s for emergency care.

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    Emmy

    Emmy was born at just 26 weeks, suffering a brain bleed.

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    baby avalon

    Avalon

    When Natasha’s waters broke early she was rushed to St Michael’s Hospital.

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    baby lying down

    Bradley

    Bradley’s parents had no idea his birth would be so traumatic.

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    young baby smiling

    Bertie

    Bertie spent over five months at the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.

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    young baby in hospital

    Jaxon

    Jaxon spent his first Christmas in hospital.

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    Freddie

    Freddie was born prematurely with severely underdeveloped lungs.

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    Rory

    Rory was starved of oxygen at birth and needed emergency care.

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    Aimee

    When Rebecca gave birth to her little warrior Aimee, her life hung in the balance.

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    River

    Just 30 minutes after he was born, River turned blue.

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