http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/02/08/health/main672488.shtml
A little girl who is persumed to be the world's smallest baby in the world is fianlly being sent home. Rumaisa Rahman, born in September weighed only 8.6 ounces. Which is the size of your average cell phone. On Tuesday, she was released from Loyola University Medical Center in the Chicago suburb of Maywood. She now weighs 5.5 lbs and is more than 16 inches long. According to doctors, she is expected to lead a normal and healthy life. Little Rumaisa also has a fraternal twin, Hiba. She was only one pound at birth, but now weighs 8.5lbs.
It's said that the childrens 23 year old mother had developed pre-eclampsia, a disorder characterized by high blood pressure, during pregnancy. This prompted early delivery of the twins, at 26 weeks. Normal gestation is around 40 weeks.
In the beginning stages the twins were placed on ventilators for a few weeks until nurses could breast feed them through tubes. After about 10 weeks they were able to drink fom bottles. The previous record holder, for the smallest baby in the world is now 15 years of age, standing at a height of 4ft 7 inches. These twins have the chance of being able to live a completely normal life.
Omgg they are so cute!
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