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Katie and Matt Moser were completely blindsided when a routine 22-week ultrasound revealed mysterious and dangerous complications for their unborn son, Ryan. What had started as a perfectly normal pregnancy quickly turned into a high-stakes race against time.
Guided by the Healthy Beginnings Program, the Mosers put their trust in the world-class specialists at K. Hovnanian Children's Hospital at Jersey Shore University Medical Center, part of Hackensack Meridian Health. When Ryan arrived prematurely at 36 weeks, he wasn't breathing and required an emergency, life-saving surgery at just seven hours old.
Through a grueling 53-day stay in the NICU, the brave family worked alongside a heroic care team—including pediatric surgeons Margaret McGuire, M.D., and Mark Kayton, M.D., as well as pediatric gastroenterologist Brittany Parlow, M.D.,—to give Ryan a fighting chance.
Did baby Ryan overcome the staggering odds to become his family's ultimate miracle?
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