Mallory and Matthew Meyer hold John Tyler at Corewell Health William Beaumont University Hospital in Royal Oak.

Photo provided by Corewell Health

John Tyler Meyer was born at 31 weeks via emergency cesarean section.

Photo provided by Corewell Health

ROYAL OAK — November is Prematurity Awareness Month, a time dedicated to raising awareness about premature births and the challenges faced by preemies and their families.

Royal Oak parents Mallory and Matthew Meyer shared with the Royal Oak Review the story of their second child, John Tyler, and the struggles they went through during his premature birth.

John Tyler Meyer defied the odds when he was born prematurely Sept. 20 at Corewell Health William Beaumont University Hospital in Royal Oak at just 31 weeks via emergency cesarean section

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