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NICU Babies Star in Heartwarming Photo Series

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Photo: Children's Healthcare of Atlanta
25-week-old Brentley Shaw's fiesty and adventurous sprit revealed big ambitions. So the nurses sent him straight to the moon.

These babies may be resting in the NICU but they’re dreaming big. Newborns at pediatric hospital Children’s Healthcare Atlanta are the stars of a new photo series called “From the NICU to the Moon” which aims to promote safe sleep practices. The photos portray its pint-sized patients — who were born anywhere between 24 and 34 weeks with legs barely thicker than a pencil — dreaming of their future careers as an Olympic gold medalist, a ballerina, a chef, and more. “These babies all have unique challenges so we wanted to show them beating the odds,” a hospital spokesperson tells Yahoo Parenting. Prepare to tear up! —By Elise Sole

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