From a newborn's breathing crisis to founding Gamow Labs: A father's story
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Summary
A personal narrative about a father's experience when his newborn son Owen developed severe respiratory distress shortly after birth, requiring emergency intubation and a NICU stay. The article appears to be an introduction to the author's journey that led to founding Gamow Labs, likely a health-tech venture inspired by this traumatic medical experience with his child.
Key quotes
· 4 pulledClearly inheriting his mom's type-A personality, he arrived on his due date at a chunky 8.75 lbs.
We were over the moon. Until we weren't.
'No problem,' they said, 'Many babies born at altitude need a little oxygen to get started.'
A few hours later, his oxygen saturation was still falling. Nurses were panicking.
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