Miracle mum Natalie shares Veronica’s story:

Veronica Sofia’s life began in a way none of us could have imagined.
My pregnancy was progressing quietly when, without warning, I suffered a sudden, silent, complete placental abruption. There was no dramatic lead up and no time to prepare. I knew something was very wrong, and I drove myself to hospital, trusting instinct, prayer, and whatever strength I had left.
From the moment I arrived, everything moved fast. Veronica was delivered by emergency Caesarean section at just 28 weeks gestation. When she was born, she was not breathing. She required immediate resuscitation, intubation, and life saving intervention. Those first moments were critical and the outcome was uncertain.
She was born at Rockingham Hospital and transferred via NETS to King Edward Memorial Hospital where her fight truly began. Veronica spent seventy days in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.
During her NICU journey, she faced severe and life threatening complications. She suffered a pulmonary haemorrhage, a large patent ductus arteriosus, and brain bleeds. She spent over one hundred hours on mechanical ventilation, alongside other forms of respiratory support. Her tiny body endured more than most will face in a lifetime.
There were days when survival was uncertain. She was surrounded by machines, tubes, lines, and alarms. Feeding was not natural or easy. She relied on feeding tubes and medical intervention to receive nourishment. Every step forward felt fragile and hard won.
And yet, slowly and faithfully, she overcame.
Against the odds, Veronica came home without oxygen, monitors, or medical supports. She came home simply as a baby, something that once felt impossible.
Today, she has recently turned one year old.
One of our greatest accomplishments together has been breastfeeding. What once felt out of reach, after feeding tubes and months of struggle, became our shared victory. We are still breastfeeding today, something that means more to me than I can ever put into words. It is a testament to her strength, her determination, and the bond we fought for from the very beginning.
Through every moment of fear, waiting, and uncertainty, I felt the grace of God surrounding her. I believe with my whole heart that Veronica was held not only by the hands of extraordinary doctors, nurses, and NETS staff, but also by God and His angels who watched over her when I could not.
There were moments medicine could explain and moments it could not.
Veronica Sofia is here. She is alive. She is a miracle.
Her story is one of medical excellence, maternal instinct, relentless perseverance, and deep faith. She carries the marks of what she endured and the testimony of what she overcame. Her life is proof that even in the most sudden, silent, and devastating moments, hope can still be born.
To every NICU family, every preterm parent, and every mother who has prayed through fear, you are not alone. Miracles do happen. Sometimes they arrive far too early. Sometimes they are quiet and hard won. But they are real.
Veronica’s life is my daily reminder that God works through chaos, through science, through people, and through love. I will never stop thanking him, and all the angels He placed around my daughter, for saving her.