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Health care workers brave historic Texas storm to help deliver baby
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AUSTIN, Texas (WABC) -- Health care workers in Texas braved the dangerous storm for a very special newborn.
Kimberly Arias was 24 weeks pregnant when she walked into a suburban Austin medical center, complaining of contractions.
But rolling blackouts caused by winter storms rendered the staff's electrical equipment virtually useless.
Arias gave birth, but the poor weather conditions prevented her from being transferred to another hospital with a specialized NICU.
A doctor and two nurses answered the call and drove more than two hours on icy roads with life-saving equipment to help 1-pound, 6-ounce Zaylynn.
TexasUnited-statesJohn-lloydKimberly-ariasBabyTexas-stormBaby-born-during-stormWeatherNicuHealth-careMedi-calMARBLE FALLS, Texas -- A Texas mom went into premature labor last week in the midst of the devastating storm that paralyzed the state. But due to their remote location and inability to travel to a NICU, a group of doctors created a mobile unit for the baby.
The doctors went the extra mile, literally, as they drove for an hour from Austin to Marble Falls to make sure the baby was properly cared for.
"I started freaking out," said the newborn's mom Kimberly Arias. "I started crying. I didn't know what to do."
Arias' baby was welcomed into the world at just 24 weeks, which is a level that doctors say a baby is going to normally need NICU care.
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