July 1, 2024
Baby born at 22 weeks survives, thrives, thanks to Walter Reed team and parents
Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, BETHESDA, Md. —
Aida Sall Diop and U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Alioune Diop welcomed their newborn daughter, Mariam Aliyah, who was born October 31, 2023, at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center at just 22 weeks and five days gestation, weighing 460 grams (1.01 pounds). She spent five months in Walter Reed’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) before being discharged.