Due to mother's health complications, little Saybie arrived in the world too soon, much sooner than expected. He was born with barely 23 weeks and three days of gestation and weighing only 245 grams.
She was born in December in San Diego, California, and despite the fact that the forecasts were the worst, after being hospitalized for five months, and having reached two kilos, this little great fighter was finally discharged and has been able to go home.
Sharp Mary Birch Hospital, the hospital where she was born, has spread a beautiful video with the story of the little girl. With testimonies from the family, and health professionals who took care of the girl during all this time.
We can see his incredible transformation, since he was born with a size that barely fit in the palm of one hand, until today, which is "graduated" from the ICU, with honors.
In Babies and more The smallest premature child in the world, who was born with 268 grams, has managed to survive and goes homeThe survival of the great premature
Every year 15 million premature babies are born in the world (before the 29th week of pregnancy) and, specifically in Spain, one in every 13 babies arrives in the world ahead of time.
"Saybie did not experience any of the medical challenges typically associated with microprematides, which may include brain hemorrhages and lung and heart problems," said the medical team that treated the baby.
Being born premature is an arrival in the world for which no one is prepared, and especially in the case of micro-premature babies born between weeks 22 and 28 of gestation, the challenge is even greater.
Its situation of extreme prematurity, added to the low weight increases the risks considerably, but fortunately, thanks to the advances of science, smaller babies are increasingly able to get ahead. The survival rate of those born before the 28th week of gestation is 65%, and 95% for those born later, placing our country in the world elite in this field.
The world's most premature babies
Saybie is the smallest girl in the world who has managed to survive. We have data on children born with 258 grams in Japan, who came to the world with 24 weeks and five days of gestation; and another 268 gram baby also born in Tokyo with 24 weeks, but she is the girl born with less weight.
In Babies and moreThe story of "Emilín the warrior", a great premature of 23 weeks of gestation that has come forward without sequelaeVia | Foxnews
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