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Baby born at 22 weeks and given 10% chance of survival celebrates first birthday
2+ hour, 8+ min ago (572+ words) A micropremmie born at just 22 weeks gestation and given only a 10% chance of survival has celebrated his first birthday with the neonatal team that has cared for him throughout his life. Baby Safir weighed only 1lb 3oz when he was born and…...
Baby born at just 22 weeks and weighing 555 grams is "thriving" as doctors prepare for him to leave hospital
6+ day, 2+ hour ago (503+ words) A baby boy born more than four months prematurely, weighing just 555 grams, is now thriving after spending 99 days in hospital. Baby Isaac was born at just 22 weeks and three days, around 15 weeks early. His mother, Vimbay, recalled the fear and…...
Mum who mistook labour for food poisoning gives birth to premature twins in moving car
1+ week, 3+ day ago (581+ words) Twin boys born more than eight weeks prematurely in the passenger seat of a moving car have astonished doctors after neither baby required supplemental oxygen following their dramatic arrival. Kane and Kallan were born at 31 weeks and two days gestation,…...
You Tuber faces intense criticism for choosing to abort child with Down's syndrome
1+ mon, 23+ hour ago (777+ words) A You Tuber and his wife have come under intense criticism for choosing to abort their unborn child because the child had Down's syndrome. Jesse Ridgway explained why he and his wife made the decision to end the life of…...
5, 000 miles from home, premmie leaves hospital after 172 days
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (411+ words) A baby born at just 23 weeks, more than 5, 000 miles away from home, has finally gone home after 172 days in hospital. Last October, Afua was in the US for a cousin's wedding. She was also 23 weeks pregnant and 5, 000 miles from her…...
Premature baby girl finally leaves the NICU after 236 days
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (423+ words) A premature baby girl, who weighed just over a pound when she was born, has finally gone home from the hospital after 236 days." Sharifa Jackson's daughter, Arya, was born on 13 August 2025, at only 24 weeks gestation " about 16 weeks early. Her pregnancy…...
Heroic" premature baby born at only 23 weeks celebrates first birthday
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (467+ words) A baby who was born extremely prematurely at only 23 weeks gestation has celebrated his first birthday after spending almost 4 months in hospital." Baby Adam, the son of Anita Ibrahim-Goddard and Paul Goddard, was born in December at only 23 weeks gestation,…...
Father and baby twins, born 35 years apart, both premature and treated by same nurses
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (286+ words) Two prematurely born twins are receiving care in the same neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) that their father received care in when he was born prematurely 35 years ago." Brandon Creekbaum was born almost four months premature, 35 years ago. Now, he…...
Premature twins born at only 27 weeks now thriving at home with family
3+ mon, 2+ hour ago (575+ words) Twins who were born very prematurely after their mother's water broke at just 20 weeks gestation are now thriving one year later. Alyssa Tran's water broke the day before she was due to undergo a 20-week ultrasound during her pregnancy with…...
Tiny premature baby weighing just 301g goes home from hospital after 7 months
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (454+ words) Born at just 23 weeks gestation and weighing only 301g, baby Bi'Laynie has defied the odds and finally gone home from the hospital seven months after her birth." When baby Bi'Laynie Myna Daucima was born, she measured just 25cm long." Her mother, Jeamyna…...