In October 2006, Miami Children's Hospital in the United States welcomed the birth of the smallest baby in the world.When she was born, all the doctors present clearly showed anxiety on her face.
This baby is a premature case, only in the womb less than 22 weeks.The baby's name is Amelia Taylor, weighing only 280 grams, less than 24 cm long, only a little longer than a ball pen, her nose is smaller than the syringe.
With this situation, most people think that Amelia will not survive.
The reason for deciding to give birth early
Miami Pediatric Hospital performed a cesarean section for Amelia's mother on October 24, 2006.Doctors have tried their best to prolong the birth time, to ensure the normal development of the baby in the womb.
According to the doctors, Amelia's mother, Sonia, was pregnant through the in vitro fertilization.However, because Sonia's body had some abnormal problems, pregnancy made her inherent body become even more weak.
Sonia's mother suffered from artery disease, so in order not to get worse, she and her husband decided to get pregnant early, in order to give birth when her health was still able to control.
Therefore, Sonia and her husband agreed to quickly become pregnant, the hospital arranged for her to perform in vitro fertilization.Not long after, Sonia succeeded in pregnancy.During this time, she was very careful and stayed in the hospital to wait for birth.
Doctors in the hospital are also very busy with this special woman.They have to control Sonia's artery inflammation, and care about the baby who has not been complete in the womb.All medical measures need to minimize the baby's impact.
However, Sonia's arteritis was so serious that it affects her lower body, making birth often almost impossible.
In pregnancy for 20 weeks, Sonia began to feel many uncomfortable symptoms.Numbness and cold in the legs are increasing, and the legs and buttocks often feel painful.
After careful consideration, the doctors in the hospital said that if she did not promptly treat Sonia's artery disease, she would be at risk of amputated.
Therefore, in order to avoid arteritis continued to deteriorate, the doctor was forced to stop her pregnancy, in order to limit the next treatments that could be harmful to the fetus.
According to the original plan, the operation will be performed at 27 weeks, but Sonia's health cannot last longer.To ensure the safety of the mother, doctors are forced to adjust the surgery date earlier.
Finally, the early cesarean section becomes the best treatment.On Sonia's pregnancy for 21 weeks and 6 days, Miami Children's Hospital performed a cesarean section and the smallest baby in the world.
When seeing the child being removed from her uterus, Sonia's mother felt extremely worried.
The arduous journey of the baby was born prematurely
Upon birth, Amelia was transferred to the incubator because of weak health, could not cry loudly like normal children.Because she was 5 months old in her mother's womb, her organs were not yet fully developed.Doctors are concerned about Amelia's breathing ability when leaving the mother's body.
After giving birth, Amelia emitted a weak crying and breathing itself without breathing, marking an important turning point.However, her health status is still very fragile, tachycardia and low blood pressure.Doctors said that babies born prematurely with weight under 400 grams often do not survive the next day.
During the first 6 weeks, Amelia was carefully cared for in the incubator.Sonia's mother can only look at her through a transparent plastic until Amelia's health is more stable.She finally went out in March 2007.
Despite surviving, Amelia still needs regular use to support respiration and vitamin E to help the skin grow.Sonia and his wife always closely monitor their children's condition to promptly detect abnormalities.
Dr. Fasbach said that taking care of Amelia is like a roller coaster.Amelia reminds of the resilient pilots, Sonia's mother hopes her daughter will have those qualities.
Sonia and her husband are very grateful to the medical team at Miami Children's Hospital, who performed an unprecedented task in saving Amelia's life.When Amelia was 1 year old, she increased height and weight.And when she was 2 years old, she began to keep up with her peers.
Amelia's current life
When 2 years old, Amelia was nearly 70 cm tall and weighed about 11 kg.Although the height is slightly lower than her peers, she developed like a normal child, which made Sonia's mother very happy.
Amelia's survival has brought strong faith medical staff.The baby only 22 weeks old has survived, and this certainly brings hope for many women who yearn to be a mother.
Currently, Amelia is over 10 years old, from a weak girl who has now become a beautiful girl and is enjoying the best moments of her life.