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Sunday, February 20, 2011

India's tiniest surviving baby






Weighing just around 495 grams with feet barely half the size of an adult finger when she was delivered by caesarian section in the 27th week of her mother's pregnancy Oct 2,2010, Sayalee, who was put on breathing support at birth, is perhaps the tiniest baby to be born in India. Sayalee’s mother, Shaila Pawar got lucky the 14th time, after having undergone 13 failed pregnancies - 3 abortions and 10 still borns. Doctors waited until the baby reached a "safe survival period" and was discharged Dec.30 after she attained a healthy weight of 2.4 kg. According to doctors, to salvage the life of such a small baby is challenging as there is no reports of a baby weighing so little surviving in India.


[Photo courtesy: Topnews.us]