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He was 128 days premature, 21 weeks 5 days gestation, and weighed 624 g (1 lb 6 oz). He survived. [210] [211] In 2014, Lyla Stensrud, born in San Antonio, Texas, U.S., became the youngest premature baby in the world. She was born at 21 weeks 4 days and weighed 410 grams (less than a pound).
The term physiological prematurity (also described as altriciality) refers to the fact that compared to most animals, humans are born in a premature biological state. Although sensory organs and skeletal and muscular systems are largely developed prenatally, human babies at the time of their birth are completely helpless and dependent on ...
The baby's gestational age (number of completed weeks of pregnancy) at the time of birth and the baby's weight (also a measure of growth) influence whether the baby will survive. Another major factor is gender: male infants have a slightly higher risk of dying than female infants, [ 41 ] for which various explanations have been proposed.
Robbie Johnston weighed just 1lb 11oz when he was born 12 weeks early in March.
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Weighing 11.9 ounces at 21 weeks, Richard Scott William Hutchinson, of Minnesota, broke the Guinness record as the most premature baby to survive.
Adults born preterm have higher all-cause mortality rates as compared to full-term adults. Premature birth is associated with a 1.2x to 1.6x increase in all-cause mortality rates during early to mid-adulthood. Those born extremely prematurely (22–27 weeks) have an even higher mortality rate of 1.9x to 4.0x. [3]
Anna Faris opened up about how the nerve-wracking experience of delivering her son inspired her to start raising awareness about premature births. Celeb Parents’ Potty Training Confessions Read ...