2025 Annual Report

TECHNOLOG ADVANCEMENT & TECHNOLOGY “After discussions with the Bryants and the neonatology team, it was mutually decided to proceed with an emergency c-section knowing the risks of severe prematurity,” said Sanusi, who is also an assistant professor in the UAB Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology. “It was an all-hands-on-deck situation. We even had team members who were not working come in to assist.”

The Bryant quads made their entry into the world on May 31, 2024 — Lainey at 2:15, Kali at 2:16, Lennon at 2:17 and Koen at 2:20 a.m.

DEFEATING THE ODDS

The neonatology team rushed the quads to the Level IV UAB Regional Newborn Intensive Care Unit , where they started UAB Golden Week protocols. “The highest risk of complications and mortality for extremely preterm babies occurs during their first week of life,” said Colm Travers, M.D., neonatologist and director of the UAB Golden Week program. “The program focuses on minimizing complications in babies through that first critical week because it typically means a greater chance of survival and going home.” Surviving the first week was only the beginning. Babies born severely premature can face complications including severe brain bleeds, chronic lung disease, bowel injury, infections and sepsis. Each of the quads required multiple

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