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McKenna works in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) with preemies and other babies needing special attention, while Mary Kate works in the mother-baby unit, supporting both mothers and newborns in the critical first hours after birth.—Nancy Badertscher, AJC.com, 6 May 2026 Baby Akosua spent 172 days in the NICU navigating different challenges associated with being a preemie.—Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 27 Apr. 2026 Like many parents of preemies, we were thrust into a world of daily highs and lows.—Chicago Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026 When Kirstie Rickert’s daughter was born a preemie two years ago, diaper rashes were a major and relentless struggle.—Kate Sequeira, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for preemie