“Miracle Mom” Survives H1N1 While 9 Months Pregnant

Twenty nine year old Karin McHugh had one of the worst cases of H1N1 doctors had ever seen. She was also nine months pregnant at the time she became ill. But remarkably, her baby is healthy and she lived to tell the story.

24 Week Baby Kept Alive With Bubble Wrap

I am always amazed at the lengths that doctors will go to to keep a micro-preemie alive.
When Gregor Craig arrived at just 24 weeks weighing a tiny 1lb 14oz, he was so small that his father’s wedding ring fitted over his arm.
His chances of survival were slim, but doctors wanted to give him every chance.
So [...]

Amillia Taylor Turns 1!!

The Florida baby that had been called the “youngest surviving preemie” has turned 1.

Amillia Taylor was born at 21 weeks 6 days weighing 10ozs in Miami Florida last year.
It was amazing that the baby was even resuscitated because:
The American Association of Pediatrics says that babies born at less than 23 weeks of age and [...]