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Registered Member #49
Joined: Tue Dec 06 2005, 01:37AMPosts: 1561 |
The world's most-premature baby has finally been allowed to leave a Miami hospital, four months after being born weighing just 280 grams (10 ounces). The hospital said Amillia Taylor, who spent less than 22 weeks in the womb, was "healthy and thriving". Amillia had been expected to leave on Tuesday but a low white blood cell count kept her in for more checks. She measured just 9.5in (241mm) at birth. Babies under 14 ounces were thought to be unable to survive. 'All ready' Mother Sonja Taylor said: "We are delighted... they called me first thing this morning to let me know." Father Eddie said the oxygen tanks that Amillia would need at home were "all ready". Hospital spokeswoman Liz Latta said: "The baby is healthy and thriving and left Baptist Children's Hospital today after four months in our neonatal intensive care unit." Amillia, the Taylors' first child, had suffered respiratory, digestive and haemorrhaging problems but doctors said they believed she was now doing well. Amillia's time in the womb is a record according to the University of Iowa which keeps track of premature babies born throughout the world. "She's truly a miracle baby, " said Dr William Smalling, neo-natal expert at the Baptist Children's Hospital. "We weren't too optimistic. But she proved us all wrong," he said. Her parents named her Amillia - which means resilient in Latin, a fighter and hardworking - to reflect her survival against the odds. Mrs Taylor said the worst thing had been not being able to hold her baby for more than six weeks after she was born. Amillia's survival demonstrates the dramatic advances in neo-natal care in recent years, correspondents say. -[link]- And this article covering the same story has a pic of the baby next to a ball-point pen, showing how small she really was. It's really quite something. -[link]- |
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| A Drunk |
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Registered Member #437
Joined: Sat Sep 23 2006, 02:18AMPosts: 1224 |
HOLY SHIT. | ||
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| nostie |
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Registered Member #185
Joined: Thu Mar 30 2006, 10:42PMPosts: 3167 |
Philosophy? this isn't philosophy. very interesting, though. I'd hate to be that baby. probably will be monitored all its life. |
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| Wu-banga |
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Registered Member #49
Joined: Tue Dec 06 2005, 01:37AM Posts: 1561 |
lol its the closest to it, I wanted to step outside Schooling Fish for a change nostie, is this what your signature is from? I've been trying to find out! -[link]- Edited Thu Feb 22 2007, 10:51PM |
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Registered Member #185
Joined: Thu Mar 30 2006, 10:42PM Posts: 3167 |
yes. would you like me to send you the song that it's from? | ||
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| Wu-banga |
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Registered Member #49
Joined: Tue Dec 06 2005, 01:37AM Posts: 1561 |
nostie wrote ... yes. would you like me to send you the song that it's from? i cant get on xfire from my moms house but if you emailed me or PMed me or told me the band name/song that would be great |
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Joined: Wed Dec 20 2006, 06:33AMPosts: 1067 |
That's amazing isn't it?? That is an absolutely amazing story of survival. And I dated a nurse who worked in the NICU (neo-natal intensive care unit) and she has seen some both amazing and tragic events. I got to spend some time around it when I was doing all my EMT training and recertification. I also got to spend some time up there when I was a cop. Nonetheless, that story is amazing. 
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Registered Member #185
Joined: Thu Mar 30 2006, 10:42PM Posts: 3167 |
Wu-banga wrote ... nostie wrote ... yes. would you like me to send you the song that it's from? i cant get on xfire from my moms house but if you emailed me or PMed me or told me the band name/song that would be great I'll temporarily upload it to a storage site, so you can download it. can you get on aim? i'll PM you the file/site when it's done uploading. |
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