Lane Hutchison, the son of Greg and Stacey Hutchison, was born at an unexpected 28 weeks of pregnancy.  Stacey was in the hospital for a week before Lane was born.  During that week, doctors gave Stacey shots of a steroid that helped Lane's lungs develop and watched Lane's development closely through numerous ultrasounds.  After doctors felt Lane had a good chance of survival and after noticing Lane was not growing and was showing signs of fetal distress the decision was made.

Lane was born weighinng 1 pound, 11 ounces and was a tiny 13 inches long.  Lane would have a battle to survive but he was not alone. The March of Dimes was there to help him win his struggle.

Lane received surfactant therapy to help his lungs and get him breathing on his own earlier, a treatment developed in the 1980's with March of Dimes research support.  Lane had neonatal intensive care close to home, a movement led by the March of Dimes in the 1970's. 

The Hutchisons are just one of the 8 families who have to face the potentially deadly crisis of premature birth each day in Indiana.