She developed one of the first modern intensive care units for premature babies, helping newborns to breathe with lifesaving new treatments. She developed one of the first modern intensive care units for premature babies, helping newborns to breathe with lifesaving new treatments. Stahlman, Mildred Thornton (1922-2024), Deaths (Obituaries), Premature Babies, Respiratory Diseases, Infant Mortality, Lungs, Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Vanderbilt University NYT > Science