01/16/2026
Please congratulate Silvia and Luca — both mother and son are doing great after a six-week stay at our hospital during Silvia's high-risk pregnancy!
In 2023, Silvia was pregnant with twins and came to our Fetal Treatment team for monitoring and care, when her OB doctors at another hospital discovered one twin was bigger than the other.
Sadly, our team discovered one baby had passed away. But an MRI revealed Luca was doing well and his brain was developing properly.
After experiencing bleeding due to two pregnancy complications called placenta previa and placenta accreta, Silvia checked into our labor and deliver unit on Dec. 30, 2023. She rang in 2024 in our hospital and stayed there until Luca’s birth at 35 weeks gestation in February 2024. During that time, Silvia’s husband marked their 10-year wedding anniversary by refurbishing her engagement ring and re-proposing in her hospital room! Silvia also walked several miles around the hospital each day, thanks to encouragement from nurse Delight Lee — and even had outdoor medical visits with her specialist, Dr. Mari Paule Thiet, in our Mission Bay garden.
After birth, Luca stayed in the hospital for five days receiving care, and the family met with a speech therapist in our ENT department who specializes in teaching preemies how to eat. Now a happy 18-month-old, Luca loves cars and anything that rolls! Silvia is also doing great and is still in touch with her nursing team!
