Overview
- Cassian was born July 29 at TriStar Centennial Women’s Hospital in Nashville weighing 12 lbs. 14 oz., which staff confirmed as the facility’s largest newborn in three years.
- Clinicians recommended surgery after late-pregnancy measurements showed a very large fetus and a significant risk of obstructed vaginal delivery.
- The newborn spent 10 days in the NICU for early-birth concerns including slightly underdeveloped lungs and unstable glucose levels, then was discharged home.
- Shelby Martin says the pregnancy was physically grueling and calls her son a healing ‘rainbow’ baby born on her 30th birthday roughly a year after a prior loss.
- Photos and videos of the pregnancy and birth drew massive engagement on TikTok, with reports citing more than 4 million likes and about 35 million views.