{"id":302760,"date":"2023-12-03T15:45:36","date_gmt":"2023-12-03T21:45:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=302760"},"modified":"2023-12-01T16:21:34","modified_gmt":"2023-12-01T22:21:34","slug":"baby-home-pound-17-months-hospital","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/baby-home-pound-17-months-hospital\/","title":{"rendered":"Baby who weighed less than a pound is home after 17 months in the hospital"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A baby who weighed less than one pound at birth and has spent the first 17 months of his life in the hospital has finally joined his family at home \u2014 just in time for the holidays.<\/span><\/p>\n

Nathan Alves Goncalves was born<\/a> prematurely when his mom Suellen was just 25 weeks pregnant. The first nine months of his life were spent at Boston Children\u2019s Hospital, before he was moved to Franciscan Children\u2019s Hospital in Brighton, MA. <\/span><\/p>\n

According to Franciscan Children’s, Nathan encountered many health challenges due to his early start, including chronic lung disease. When he arrived at the facility, he needed full ventilator support to help him breathe and a G-tube for feeding. <\/span><\/p>\n

“At that time, he was still pretty sick,” said nurse practitioner Brittany Ryan, RN at Franciscan Children\u2019s Hospital.<\/span><\/p>\n