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Premature labor begins generations of care at St. Luke's

It was sort of by accident that DeAydra and DeAndria were born at St. Luke's Hospital. At six months pregnant with twin girls, Joy went into labor on Christmas Day while visiting her aunt who worked at St. Luke's. DeAydra and DeAndria were born three months early and spent the first two months of their lives at St. Luke's.

Through the normal wellness and illnesses of childhood, DeAydra and DeAndria were patients at St. Luke's Pediatric Care Center. This year, they will celebrate their 25th birthday, and although they are too old to be patients themselves, they still see the doctors, nurses and other staff at the Center regularly. DeAydra's three children, Daunte, 4, Tori, 2, and 3-month-old Leah, and DeAndria's 2-year-old daughter, Brooklyn, are now the next generation of Pediatric Care Center patients in their family.
When St. Luke's made the decision more than 60 years ago to dedicate a facility to providing preventive healthcare and treatment to medically underserved and underinsured children, it ensured that generations of children would thrive and have access to the quality healthcare they deserved. Continuing that commitment, the St. Luke's Pediatric Care Center located in North St. Louis County offers care for children from birth to age 18, with nearly 6,000 patient visits last year.