Premature Babies

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Apr
2009

23 Weeker Defies Odds By Breathing Just One Week After Birth

Arriving last Monday at just 23 weeks of gestation, Berselia Hernandez Chavarri defies odds by breathing on her own inside her incubator.

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23
Apr
2009

Charlie and Brooke Talk About Max and Bob’s Early Arrival

Charlie Sheen and wife Brooke Mueller Sheen speak to Entertainment Tonite in a new interview airing tonight.
The Sheens open up to ET about the birth of their twin sons, Bob and Max, born 7 weeks premature.

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22
Apr
2009

Nurse Accidentally Feeds Baby Fabric Softener

Somehow, a nurse in the Special Care Nursery mistakenly fed a premature baby fabric softener instead of breast milk.

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16
Mar
2009

Preemie Born Weighing Under 1 Pound Goes Home

After arriving 14 weeks early and weighing 440 grams, Hailey Lynn Plaur has overcame many obstacles to be home with her mom and dad.

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15
Mar
2009

Study: Sleep Wedges Will Not Help Prevent Infant Flat Head Syndrome

Research has found that pillows and wedges designed to prevent or treat “flat head syndrome” in infants don’t appear to do much good.

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10
Feb
2009

Preemie Profile: Drayton’s Story

This story was sent to me by one of our readers Heather.
I became pregnant with identical twin boys in January of 2008.
At 23 weeks and 2 days my water broke and though the doctors held off contractions just long enough to get the steroid shots in me. Drayton and his identical twin Phoenix, were [...]

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8
Feb
2009

Playmobil Patient Transfer Toy

Playmobil is know for their incredibly realistic toys.
The City Life Rescue Doctor with Incubator allows your child to give a tiny baby special attention.
This mobile incubator has legs that fold and includes a place to touch the baby. This set also includes a talented doctor carrying a medical suitcase. A Hospital is [...]

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13
Jan
2009

26 Week Baby Arrives 2 Days After Mom Passes Away

The arrival of Aya Jayne Soliman this past weekend was bitter sweet for new daddy Mahmoud Soliman.

The tiny 26 week old baby is the only living reminder that Mahound has of his late wife Jayne.
The mom-to-be passed away suddenly last Wednesday after suddenly collapsing in her bedroom complaining of a headache.
She was flown by [...]

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11
Jan
2009

Family Devastated After Thieves Steal Their Infant’s Ashes

A family is dealing with the loss of their premature baby again, after thieves broke into their home and stole the cremated remains of a child they lost 7 years ago.
Most likely mistaking the box for an item containing jewelry or something of cash value, heartless thieves took the remains of Susan Onyeobia’s infant who [...]

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24
Dec
2008

Ontario Mom Welcomes Premature Twins In The Snowy Street

Officers in Windsor Ontario were surprised to come across a “hysterical” woman last night who was covered in a ‘considerable amount of blood’.
As sleet fell just before midnight last night, two Windsor police officers discovered a 27-year-old woman in distress in this southwestern Ontario city.
“Their initial reaction was that she was probably the victim of [...]

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8
Dec
2008

70 Year-old Indian Woman Welcomes First Baby

An Indian woman has become the world’s oldest mother after giving birth to her first child at the age of 70.
Rajo Devi, 70, who married 50 years ago gave birth to a baby girl on November 28 after receiving fertility treatment.

Her doctor Anurag Bishnoi, from the Hisar fertility centre in Haryana province 80 miles [...]

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Dec
2008

Parents Grateful For Son’s Life Will Sell Porsche As Gift To Hospital

Four years after Nicholas Freitas received treatment in the NICU at Rady Children’s Hospital in San Diego, his parents have decided to sell their 2007 Porsche convertible and donate the proceeds to the medical center.
Nicholas was born seven weeks premature on Jan. 18, 2005, and his under-developed lungs didn’t function properly, said his father, [...]

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