Most premature baby ever born' is thriving three years after emergency labor at 21 weeks

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'She's just like a normal three-year-old': 'Most premature baby ever born' who arrived weighing just 15 ounces is thriving three years after emergency labor at 21 weeks



The little girl was born at 21 weeks and four days in San Antonio, Texas, in 2014 (pictured). Her mother Courtney Stensrud, now 35, was hospitalized with a common placental infection. The doctors who delivered her have now analyzed the case in the journal Pediatrics. They say you would never guess the girl was premature; she is thriving. The report comes as data show an increase in the rate of US premature births. But the doctors warn not all cases of premature birth have such happy endings.


Preterm birth rates were higher in minorities living in low-income areas including states in the deep south and Puerto Rico

'I don't tell her story a lot, but when I do, people are amazed,' she told CNN. 'If there's another woman in antepartum that is searching Google, they can find this story and they can find a little bit of hope and a little bit of faith.'

The data revealed large racial and geographic disparities in that nearly 50 percent of black women were more likely to deliver preterm than white women.

Researchers said the racial gap was largely driven by inequalities in health care, jobs, education and housing between white women and ethnic minorities.

Preterm birth is the leading cause of infant death in the United States and is linked to a range of lifelong disabilities and chronic conditions, including cerebral palsy and asthma.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/ar...#ixzz4xwZQKxTb

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Amazing concidering the abortion limit is 22 to 24 weeks. Babies earlier than 23 weeks are not considered viable.

Premature Babies May Survive at 22 Weeks if Treated, Study Finds
https://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/07/h...ity-study.html


Alexis Hutchinson, 5, left, with her sister, Joslyn, 9, at their home in Iowa this week. Alexis was born premature at 22 weeks.

Babies born at 22 weeks may have better survival chances than was thought



Babies born at 22 weeks may be more likely to survive than was previously thought, new research at the University of Iowa, said 22 weeks should be considered as a new marker of viability.


More premature babies than ever before are surviving in the UK