Finally!
After approximately four months spent in the NICU, five of the six Perkins sextuplets were healthy enough to go home to their parents. Their arrivals were staggered, so Lauren and David had time to adjust to each of their children before another came home. Leah, who was the smallest of the sextuplets, had to spend a further few weeks in NICU, as she had not received the same amount of oxygen in the womb as her siblings.
Leah In The NICU
What Is a NICU?
NICU stands for Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, and it is part of a hospital that is used to house and care for babies born prematurely, or with complications in some form. For a baby to be able to live without assistance, they need to be able to breathe air, their circulation must function properly, and their other organs must be functional. This is not always the case for babies born prematurely, or with some other complications.
A Baby And Nurse In The NICU