Clinical Trial Saves Baby ’s Lungs

Treatment TermsChildren's health CategoriesClinical trialsFamily health TagsPatient story Sub-Title Baby Collier Proves He ’s a Survivor Author Burgetta Wheeler Overview Collier Hart sat smiling in his crib repeatedly saying, “Wa wa.” Given a sippy cup of water, he threw back his head and drained it. He put his hands together, fingertips touching, and made the sign for “more.” None of this is unusual for a 2-year-old, but it is for Collier. He spent the first 15 months of his life at Duke Children’s Hospital af ter being born with severely underdeveloped lungs. Hero Imagecollier_hart_patient_experience.jpg Content Blocks Header Against All Odds Content“All the odds were against this kid,” saidWilliam  Malcolm, MD, a neonatologist and medical director of Duke ' s  Special Infant Care Clinic. “He’s thriving, and the reasons he’s thriving are his parents, the amount of services we provided at Duke, and Collier himself. You get emotional about outcomes like this.”Before Collier was born, tests atDuke Children ’s Hospital showed a problem with the baby’s lungs. When Natalie Hart went into premature labor, the neonatology team was ready.On July 3, 2014, Collier arrived at 32 weeks weighing 4 pounds, 3 ounces — and crying. No one expected him to be able to cry. Natalie and husband Eric Hart were ecstatic even as their new baby was whisked away to be placed on a ventilator.Collier ’s lungs were “stiff and couldn’t ...
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