Methodist Women's Hospital nurses adopt baby girl they cared for in the NICU

As registered nurses in the Methodist Women's Hospital NICU, Taylor and Drew Deras know what it's like to deeply care for the tiny babies in their charge.

But in 2021, the two nurses, who connected while working at the Methodist Women's Hospital NICU in Omaha, Nebraska, and married in 2020, both met a young girl who would ultimately change their lives.

The Washington Post: A baby had no home after a stay in the NICU. Her nurses adopted her.
PEOPLE: Nurses Find Love at Nebraska Hospital, Then Adopt Baby They Cared for in the NICU: 'We Are So Lucky'
Good Morning America: Nurses adopt baby girl they care for in the NICU
World News Tonight (ABC): America Strong: Nurses and the NICU baby; lives changed forever
TODAY: A NICU baby was deemed a ward of the state. Then her nurses adopted her
Omaha World-Herald: Nurses find love, marriage and a family in Omaha Methodist NICU
KETV: Omaha couple who met in NICU adopts baby girl they cared for as nurses
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