BEAUMONT, Texas — A Beaumont mother is sharing her story of hope during National NICU Awareness Month after her daughter received life-saving care following a premature birth at 32 weeks.

Jesi Jones, a mother of five, delivered her daughter Rollins in November after experiencing a uterine rupture while under the care of Dr. Smith. The emergency required Jones to have a C-section in Houston, where Rollins was born weighing 5 pounds, 6 ounces.

"I had no experience with a premature baby. I didn't know what I was doing," Jones said.

The premature birth presented unexpected challenges for both mother and baby.

"I naively thought that having a 32-week baby, the main thing we had to worry about was her size and her weight," Jones said.

Rollins faced multiple medical complications requiring s

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