On December 30, 2021, in Scotland, a baby girl came into the world after spending only six months in her mother’s womb. Despite her slim chance of survival, she is still alive.
She weighed 325 grams per birth. Born in emergency by caesarean section, on December 30, 2021 in Glasgow, little Hannah Stibbles remained only six months in his mother’s womb. She only had 20% chance of surviving, according to doctors at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital located in the Scottish city. She is now believed to be the smallest premature baby to survive in the UK, reports the DailyMirror.
His eyes opened after a month
Since the birth of their little wonder, the parents, Ellie Paton, 17, and Brandon Stibbles, 21, regularly give news of her on a Facebook page called “Hannah’s Diary”. In early February, Hannah weighed 1.2 kg and had his eyes open. Her young parents were finally able to hug her and shared photos of what fabulous time.
They are counting the days until Hannah can be transferred to Crosshouse Hospital in Ayrshire County, where they are from. The couple tell the Daily Mirror that they were allowed to tube feed and that the little one has recently reacted to the sound of their voices.
Hannah Stibbles was born prematurely following a placental dysfunction. This resulted severe fetal growth retardation who was not getting enough nutrients. According to the Guinness Book of Records, the lightest baby of all time is called Kwek Yu Xuan, he was born in Singapore on June 9, 2020 and weighed only… 212 grams.
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