Giving birth to premature twins felt like a losing battle as my tiny daughter quickly improved, but my son grew weaker by the minute, turning an alarming shade of purple as the hospital monitors beeped in warning. As I stood sobbing beside his incubator to memorize his face for what I feared was goodbye, a young nurse rushed in, disconnected him from his wires, and placed him directly skin-to-skin against his twin sister’s chest. Right before my eyes, my son’s skin shifted back to a healthy pink and his breathing stabilized, saving his life through his sister’s warmth; today, both twins are thriving five-year-olds thanks to that nurse’s courageous split-second decision. READ MORE BELOWE <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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