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On March 20th, 2019, Jackie Taylor, almost six months pregnant, visited her doctor for a routine check-up. But as the nurse checked her blood pressure and other vitals, she got worried. With a flush of alarm, the nurse called for backup. Moments later, the doctor entered the room with urgent news:

“Jackie, you have preeclampsia. We need to get you to the ER immediately in order to lower your blood pressure.”

Hours later, at Holy Name Hospital, it was decided that Jackie needed to be transferred to St. Barnabas Medical Center, just in case her baby needed to be delivered. Despite their efforts, her blood pressure remained dangerously high. Jackie’s daughter was delivered via emergency C-section at just 25 weeks, weighing 1.4 pounds. On that day, Jackie’s journey as a preemie mom began.