All posts tagged "premature"
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2.0KHuman InterestPreemie follows in big sister’s footsteps, with both girls born at the same weight
A preemie born at just 31 weeks is doing well after doctors told her parents to say goodbye amid fears she wouldn’t...
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3.3KHuman InterestPreemie ‘probably wouldn’t make it,’ but now he’s home
A preemie who weighed just one pound six ounces at birth has finally been able to go home with his parents, after...
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2.7KHuman Interest‘Miracle’ twins survive premature birth at 25 weeks
Twin babies in the United Kingdom are being called “miracles” after they both survived extremely premature labor at just 25 weeks. Mother...
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5.2KHuman InterestHeroic doctors save premature baby born mid-flight
Several doctors are being hailed as heroes after aiding a premature baby, born on a flight from Nicaragua to Miami. Seventeen-year-old Abigail...
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6.6KGuest Column
Premature baby weighing less than a loaf of bread heads home
(Right to Life UK) — A baby born 16 weeks early and weighing less than a loaf of bread at birth has...
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2.2KHuman InterestMother’s Day takes on special meaning for this NICU family
After 142 days at Piedmont Columbus Regional Hospital, Alexandria Hicks was not disappointed to spend another holiday — this time Mother’s Day...
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Premature baby ‘the size of an iPhone’ recovers after losing twin sibling
Shortly after miscarrying her child at seven weeks gestation, Amy Basham received some unexpected good news — she had been carrying twins...
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2.2KGuest ColumnBaby born 14 weeks premature goes home after four months in hospital
(Right to Life UK) A baby born 14 weeks early has gone home after four months in hospital. Baby Marta was born...
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1.6KHuman Interest
A baby’s unexpected premature birth helped to save her mother’s life
A woman’s life was saved when her baby was born 12 weeks premature, allowing doctors to discover a cancerous tumor. According to...
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6.2KHuman InterestPremature baby born on cruise ship at 22 weeks is home from the hospital
Update 3/14/23: A baby boy delivered on a cruise ship prematurely in November is home from the hospital after three months. Baby Altaïr was...
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2.2KAnalysisHow abortion’s ugly decades-long legacy changes conversations in health care
Vice News recently published the story of a Texas woman pressured into an abortion. Referred to only as “A,” she is the...
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3.2KHuman InterestPremature baby who weighed the same as a loaf of bread heads home
A premature baby who was so small at birth that she weighed the same as a loaf of bread has made a...
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3.2KHuman InterestDemi Stokes, born 10 weeks premature, defied odds and now plays pro soccer in UK
World Prematurity Day was observed this month on November 17 and organizations, parents, and preemie survivors have been sharing their stories of...
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1.8KIssuesUS premature birth rate highest in 15 years, while infant mortality rate declines
According to the March of Dimes, the number of premature babies born in the United States is at a 15-year high. The...
