by Sutter Health | Dec 9, 2024
By Kathy Engle, Vitals contributor Samantha and Vince Niles thought they’d add one more child to their family of four. Instead, they discovered they were expecting twins — a boy and a girl — doubling their joy. However, the news was bundled with unexpected challenges....
by Monique Binkley Smith | May 2, 2024
Paris Sweeney Austin is grateful for simple pleasures like taking her baby Seiori outside for a walk to feel the breeze and the warmth of the sun. It’s something the 29-year-old doesn’t take for granted after enduring six months during which her tiny newborn fought to...
by Monique Binkley Smith | Feb 14, 2024
Tiny toes, button noses and full hearts. Some of Sutter’s smallest patients celebrated their first Valentine’s Day in the Neonatal Intensive Care Units at Sutter Alta Bates Summit Medical Center in Berkeley and Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento. Members of the babies’...
by Sutter Health | Aug 28, 2023
by Kathy Engle, Vitals contributor Celena Johnson appears to be a typical 20-year-old working hard to achieve a big dream. She attended California State University, East Bay full time, held down multiple internships and volunteered in her community, all with the goal...
by Sutter Health | Aug 25, 2023
Dietitian Vanessa Peterson shows a NICU refrigerator where parents can leave their pumped breastmilk for milk technicians to fortify. By Lara Azar, Vitals contributor What do you call a person who visits a hospital’s littlest, most vulnerable babies and takes care of...
