Born 18 weeks early to an Oklahoma family, a premature baby girl is beating all the odds as she approaches her first birthday.
Cherie Malarney, 41, and Eric Malarney, 44, from Oklahoma City, have been married for nine years. They had three sons together before Cherie became pregnant with their first daughter. Due to her age, it was considered a high-risk pregnancy.
Baby Eris was due on March 27 this year, but on Nov. 19, 2021, Cherie developed preeclampsia, a disorder of pregnancy characterized by high blood pressure. She was rushed to Oklahoma Children’s Hospital. The couple had only found out the week prior that they were expecting a baby girl….