When Lindsey Souders went into labor, her daughter Tegan was born with meconium aspiration, which is a condition in which a newborn inhales feces while still in the uterus. This serious condition led to Tegan having an infection in her lungs, hypertension, swelling and pneumonia — all in the first few days of her life.
Tegan spent seven weeks in the neo-natal intensive care unit (NICU) at Lovelace Women’s Hospital. Luckily, the doctors and nurses worked tirelessly to help Tegan make a full recovery. “It was Dr. Ho who stayed past his shift hours to make sure the next doctor was going to do what was necessary,” Lindsey said. “We could tell he was honestly fighting for her.”
The nurses who worked with baby Tegan also became Lindsey’s friends. “Audrey and Kaitlyn bought Tegan clothes and took ownership of taking care of our baby.”
In times of crisis, the staff at Lovelace Women’s Hospital rise to the occasion time and again. It is people like these who make our patients feel secure and valued, and most of all, they save lives.
As Lindsey said, “If I were to have another child, I wouldn’t go anywhere else. I wouldn’t be comfortable anywhere else.”