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Bergen Mom Who Lost Premature Baby Didn't Think It Would Happen To Her Bergen Mom Who Lost Premature Baby Didn't Think It Would Happen To Her
Bergen Mom Who Lost Premature Baby Didn't Think It Would Happen To Her The house is quiet. The kids are asleep. But Joeleen Corrales-Lee of Ridgefield is awake wondering what life would be like if her daughter Emma survived. Ten days ago, she gave birth to her baby -- after 23 weeks of gestation. Corrales-Lee knew that there was a chance Emma would be a preemie, but always hoped she’d make it. “In my heart of hearts, I was holding onto hope that she could still be okay,” said Corrales-Lee, 36.  “I didn’t think it would happen to us.” But then reality hit. And it happened to them. Five hours after being delivered at Hackensack University Medical Center, Emma…