22 January 2010

The World's Most Premature Baby

I was browsing the web for baby articles when I saw the story of Baby Amillia Sonja Taylor who is considered the world's most premature living baby born at 21 weeks and six days. Here she is as a baby:


When she was born on October 24, Amillia Taylor weighed just 280 grams and measured 24cm, slightly longer than a ballpoint pen, the hospital said. She was delivered via Caesarian-section after attempts to delay a premature delivery failed. She was breathing without assistance at birth and even made several attempts to cry.



The American Association of Paediatrics indicates that babies born at less than 23 weeks of age and 400 grams in weight are not considered viable. But Baby Amillia Sonja Taylor proved them wrong because here she is when she turned 2 years old last october 24, 2008.



She is truly a miracle baby!

2 comments:

reyapot said...

parang kakaawa naman sya sis :-(

salamat sa pag bisita sa blog ko ha.. see u again!

:-)

Karen said...

Aww.. super natuwa ako bigla nung nakita ko na okay siya after :) I thought she didn't survive. :)