WACO, Texas (KWTX) - This week wraps up NICU awareness month, a time dedicated to raising awareness about the care of premature infants and dedicated medical teams that support them.

Baylor Scott and White in Waco and Temple are celebrating the month by sharing photographs of some of the tiniest Texans who have been cared for in their high-level units.

Baylor Scott and White is the only local hospital between Waco and Austin that has a Level III, which is in Waco, and Level IV unit, located at McLane Children’s in Temple, to care for the most critical of babies.

Temple has 51 beds and takes care of approximately 800 babies a year.

Waco has 30 beds and provides medical care for 450 babies a year.

Doris Taylor is a registered nurse there.

“The most rewarding part of my job is seeing pa

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