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Erin and Emily met at St. David’s Medical Center while hospitalized for high-risk pregnancies last summer<\/p>\n
The moms bonded over shared experiences and supported each other during their sons’ time in the NICU<\/p>\n
One year later, they returned to the hospital with their sons to reunite with their care team<\/p>\n
Two Texas-based moms are returning to the hospital that saved their sons \u2014 and made them best friends.<\/p>\n
Erin and Emily welcomed their sons last year at St. David’s Medical Center in Austin, Tx. The two moms both had high-risk pregnancies and were admitted to the hospital last summer \u2014 Erin came at 22-and-a-half weeks pregnant after her water broke, and she remained hospitalized for weeks. She ultimately gave birth at 30 weeks after developing preeclampsia.<\/p>\n
Emily was being closely observed at the hospital due to a serious issue with her placenta that was discovered during a routine ultrasound. She went on to give birth to her son Graham via cesarean section (C-section) the same day as Erin, just hours apart.<\/p>\n
But the bond between the two moms was fostered before they even gave birth. When Emily was in the hospital, she asked nurses to introduce her to other moms on her floor. Kerry Ann Bambury, a registered nurse, introduced Emily to Erin, who was her next-door neighbor.<\/p>\n
“Anytime we see a mom having a connection is a good thing because being in the NICU is really hard,” Christy Gentry, NICU director at St. David’s Medical Center, told CBS Austin<\/a>.<\/p>\n