A “miracle” baby who was born at only 26 weeks gestation inside her amniotic sac has finally gone home after spending 146 days in hospital.
Baby Trinity was born weighing only 1 pound, 14 ounces, and was so tiny and fragile that she was delivered still inside the amniotic sac to protect her during birth. Trinity was brought home from a New York hospital’s neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) on September 17, 2025, after spending almost five months there.
Parents LaTashia Morris and David Taylor were initially scared about the premature birth, with Taylor saying, “I was scared but happy, especially with how she came out”.
Remarkable medical staff provided great care for baby Trinity
The staff at the hospital, however, discouraged negative thinking and assured the parents that they would do their best for baby Trinity. “[T]he nurses and the doctors were on me like, ‘nope, we’re not going down to that dark place, like she’s going to be ok, we got you, we got her.’ And they really did”, Morris said.
Babies born this prematurely often have health problems, and Trinity was no different, having complications with her lungs, eyes, and heart. However, doctors and nurses at the NICU worked tirelessly to ensure she had the best care possible.
A director of neonatology at the hospital, Dr Swarna Devarajan, said, “I’m incredibly proud of her resilience, her fight, and her quiet determination”.
“Trinity’s remarkable transformation is a powerful reflection of what advanced NICU care can achieve – but even more so, it’s a testament to the strength and spirit of one incredible little girl”.
The nurses were able to get baby Trinity to relax, even when she was finding things tough. “One day, she was a little fussy, so one of the nurses put on Disney music for her and when ‘Hakuna Matata’ came on, she was, like, all smiles”, Morris said.
Baby Trinity is now thriving after finally going home
Baby Trinity’s parents say that, now that she is home, she is “sassy” and “feisty”, and now weighs 11 pounds, 9.9 ounces, much more than when she was born.
Morris also said that baby Trinity “is healthy”, and that despite still having some medical complications, “these are [the] kind of things that she’ll grow out of as she gets older and continues to gain weight and continues to mature”.
“She was small but mighty, and she’s our little miracle baby”, Morris continued, saying that Trinity “has shown us the true definition of what strength is”.
Spokesperson for Right To Life UK, Catherine Robinson, said “It is heartwarming to hear that baby Trinity has finally made it home after such a long stay in the NICU. Her survival is such a testament to the amazing advances in technology that mean even the smallest of babies born months early can defy the odds”.
