All posts tagged "premature"
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4.9KActivismTeen who watched sister fight for life in the NICU founds pro-life group: ‘How can I not do anything about this?’
Myah Abraham was the second oldest of nine children growing up in a conservative, Christian family — but a harrowing experience truly...
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8.0KHuman InterestTwins born at 22 weeks and given ‘zero chance of survival’ expected to go home soon
After nearly five months in the hospital, twins given “zero chance of survival” at the time of their extremely premature birth are...
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5.3KHuman InterestHero grandmother saves ‘medical miracle’ 24-week baby born breech at home
A grandmother from West Yorkshire in the United Kingdom resuscitated her preemie granddaughter twice after she was born prematurely at home —...
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2.0KGuest ColumnStudy: Nearly 4 out of 5 extremely preterm infants come home from the hospital
(Right to Life UK) Almost four out of five babies born prematurely between 22 and 28 weeks gestation survive to discharge from the...
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2.8KHuman InterestBaby born at 23 weeks survives, thanks to doctors willing to give her a chance
A baby born at just 23 weeks of pregnancy has defied the odds and is now heading home with her family after...
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4.5KHuman Interest‘There is hope’: Mom refused abortion after doctors gave her baby a 1% chance of survival
On October 8, 2020, one day before Ann Rice’s scheduled 20-week scan, the 36-year-old UK mother’s water broke at 19 weeks. According...
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7.4KHuman InterestMicro-preemie born at 22 weeks heads home from the hospital: ‘She’s a miracle’
Shantel Allmon’s water broke when she was only 22 weeks pregnant, causing the Virginia mother to think she was suffering a miscarriage. “I...
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1.6KGuest ColumnPreemie born at 28 weeks as mother battled sepsis from misdiagnosed infection
(Right to Life UK) A mum who battled sepsis during her pregnancy gave birth to a baby girl who was the same...
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6.9KHuman InterestTeen gives birth to UK’s smallest premature baby: ‘The best thing to ever happen’
A 17-year-old mom has just given birth to what is believed to be the United Kingdom’s smallest premature baby. Little Hannah Stibbles...
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4.1KHuman InterestViral Twitter thread celebrates preemies and their accomplishments
Premature babies, or “preemies,” are constantly proving that life begins well before birth. A recent Twitter thread started by Dr. Jennifer Sedler...
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1.5KGuest ColumnPreemie becomes smallest survivor of COVID-related condition in India
(Right to Life UK) A baby born weighing just 740 grams has survived a months-long battle with COVID-19 and Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome...
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2.5KAnalysisStudy reveals premature babies experience less pain when they hear mother’s voice
(Right to Life UK) A new study has found that premature babies appear to experience less pain during medical procedures when they...
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13.8KHuman InterestFuneral director shocked to find preemie declared ‘stillborn’ was still alive
A premature baby born at home and later declared stillborn was shockingly discovered to be alive hours later by the funeral director....
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1.3KHuman InterestTen years after their own preemie was born, family knits hats to support NICU patients
In celebration of their prematurely born daughter’s 10th birthday this year, one Iowa family delivered hand-knitted hats to the hospital. Joanna Strong...
