6/21/2003: Tiny baby survives

Undertoad · 06-21-2003, 12:02 PM

Hello Aaliyah Hart. She was born to mom Lorraine three months premature. She was 7 inches long, and fit in the palm of her mother's hand. She weighed 12 ounces and was not expected to live.

Look at your own pinky, and imagine a human hand so small it could wrap around just the last section of it, from the last joint to the tip.

Docs gave her a 10% chance of living. But three weeks later, Aaliyah has beaten the odds and survived, and the birth was announced yesterday. Smallest baby on record in Britain to survive.

juju · 06-21-2003, 05:19 PM

Wow.

Eravau · 06-21-2003, 10:26 PM

Having spent 4 and a half months in a neonatal care unit with my own daughter, I've seen more of these tiny babies than a lot of people. Even so, I never knew a baby under 14 ounces. Even my tiny baby was huge compared to this little one...she weighed a whole 30 ounces.

Cute little miracle.

Jaxxon · 06-22-2003, 04:27 AM

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Originally posted by Undertoad
She was 7 inches long, and fit in the palm of her mother's hand. She weighed 12 ounces and was not expected to live.

7 inches = 17.78 cm
12 ounces = 340 g

Please, please, please remember to post these things in metric units as well. I'm sure there are lots of people reading The Cellar who cannot relate to Imperial units.

xoxoxoBruce · 06-22-2003, 09:59 AM

Here ya go

Leah · 06-22-2003, 05:14 PM

Thanks Bruce, always a handy thing to have.
I have a friend in hospital at the moment, and her babies head is the size of a small apple. The wonders of medical science

gossard187 · 06-22-2003, 05:40 PM

But close! World record is 11oz baby born in the US. I'd say second place is close enough though.

"Twenty years ago, approximately 20% of babies weighing less than 1,000 grammes (2lb 2oz) at birth survived, compared with 80% today."

Jaxxon · 06-23-2003, 03:16 AM

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Originally posted by xoxoxoBruce
Here ya go

Thanks, but I prefer YAUC.

xoxoxoBruce · 06-23-2003, 04:37 AM

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Thanks, but I prefer YAUC.

That's cool, if you prefer hand jobs...er..uh..palm pilots.

06-21-2003, 12:02 PM	#1
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	6/21/2003: Tiny baby survives Hello Aaliyah Hart. She was born to mom Lorraine three months premature. She was 7 inches long, and fit in the palm of her mother's hand. She weighed 12 ounces and was not expected to live. Look at your own pinky, and imagine a human hand so small it could wrap around just the last section of it, from the last joint to the tip. Docs gave her a 10% chance of living. But three weeks later, Aaliyah has beaten the odds and survived, and the birth was announced yesterday. Smallest baby on record in Britain to survive.

06-21-2003, 10:26 PM	#3
Eravau Person Who Has Posted Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 2	Having spent 4 and a half months in a neonatal care unit with my own daughter, I've seen more of these tiny babies than a lot of people. Even so, I never knew a baby under 14 ounces. Even my tiny baby was huge compared to this little one...she weighed a whole 30 ounces. Cute little miracle. __________________ -Eravau Check out my Photo of the Day

06-22-2003, 09:59 AM	#5
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Here ya go __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

06-22-2003, 05:14 PM	#6
Leah Love my Heffalumps Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Sydney, Australia (best place in the world) Posts: 346	conversions Thanks Bruce, always a handy thing to have. I have a friend in hospital at the moment, and her babies head is the size of a small apple. The wonders of medical science

06-22-2003, 05:40 PM	#7
gossard187 Caste-Away Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Palo Alto Posts: 48	No World Record But close! World record is 11oz baby born in the US. I'd say second place is close enough though. "Twenty years ago, approximately 20% of babies weighing less than 1,000 grammes (2lb 2oz) at birth survived, compared with 80% today."

06-21-2003, 05:19 PM	#2
juju no one of consequence Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Arkansas Posts: 2,839	Wow.

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