World's Smallest Baby :
On 24 October 2006, Sonja Taylor gave birth to her daughter Amillia Taylor who was born premature at 21 weeks and six days on Baptist Children’s Hospital in Miami, USA. The baby weight just about 283 grams (10 ounces) and measured 22.86 cm (9 inches) long. above is the images of Amillia Taylor by the Baptist Children’s Hospital when she was just born. A pictures shows that the baby measurement slightly longer than a ballpoint pen. Another image shows that her tiny feet’s was compared with adult fingers. Her parents gave the baby named Amillia which means resilient in Latin, a fighter and a hardworking - to reflect her survival against the odds. Most of the premature babies have to take for intensive care because the organs aren’t mature enough to allow normal postnatal survival, growth and development as a child. For long term consequence, the premature babies can have disabilities or even mental health disorders. When Amillia was born, her tiny lungs were strained so she needed supplemental oxygen to support her life. Also, there were heart problems, some blood pressure issues and a mild brain morrhage and she suffered for reflux as an infant. Not only that, the doctors must repair her eyes with laser surgery because her retinas started detaching. Amillia has to stay at the hospital for about 4 months during intensive care. After past the 4 months later, her body starts getting bigger and healthy. She has weighed about 2kg (4.5 pounds) and measures over 39, 5 cm (15.5 inches) long. Then on 20 February 2007 she can leave the Baptist Children’s Hospital where she got the intensive care and may go home. But, even she goes home the medical treatment must continue. She still under medical treatment after one year later to continue maintains her health condition. Until now (2012), Amillia Taylor known as the world's smallest premature baby was born alive.
Source:
http://www.baby2see.com/Amillia_Taylor_LBW.html
Footage:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fejTulMNaPM
On 24 October 2006, Sonja Taylor gave birth to her daughter Amillia Taylor who was born premature at 21 weeks and six days on Baptist Children’s Hospital in Miami, USA. The baby weight just about 283 grams (10 ounces) and measured 22.86 cm (9 inches) long. above is the images of Amillia Taylor by the Baptist Children’s Hospital when she was just born. A pictures shows that the baby measurement slightly longer than a ballpoint pen. Another image shows that her tiny feet’s was compared with adult fingers. Her parents gave the baby named Amillia which means resilient in Latin, a fighter and a hardworking - to reflect her survival against the odds. Most of the premature babies have to take for intensive care because the organs aren’t mature enough to allow normal postnatal survival, growth and development as a child. For long term consequence, the premature babies can have disabilities or even mental health disorders. When Amillia was born, her tiny lungs were strained so she needed supplemental oxygen to support her life. Also, there were heart problems, some blood pressure issues and a mild brain morrhage and she suffered for reflux as an infant. Not only that, the doctors must repair her eyes with laser surgery because her retinas started detaching. Amillia has to stay at the hospital for about 4 months during intensive care. After past the 4 months later, her body starts getting bigger and healthy. She has weighed about 2kg (4.5 pounds) and measures over 39, 5 cm (15.5 inches) long. Then on 20 February 2007 she can leave the Baptist Children’s Hospital where she got the intensive care and may go home. But, even she goes home the medical treatment must continue. She still under medical treatment after one year later to continue maintains her health condition. Until now (2012), Amillia Taylor known as the world's smallest premature baby was born alive.
Source:
http://www.baby2see.com/Amillia_Taylor_LBW.html
Footage:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fejTulMNaPM
