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A Minnesota baby, born at 21-weeks-old, is home for the holidays. Richard Hutchinson was discharged from the Mother Baby Center at Children’s Minnesota on Friday, defying the odds. “They didn’t really think he was going to make it and he's coming home now,” said Beth Hutchinson. She and her husband Rick Hutchinson went to the hospital in June when she unexpectedly went into labor. Richard came into the world on June 5th, weighing just more than a pound. “It was so emotional just laying eyes on him,” said Beth Hutchinson. “I cried for I don’t know how long because he...

A premature baby the size of a Superman action figure has made a miraculous recovery—and now celebrates every milestone with his sidekick by his side. Logan Ray was born at 23 weeks gestation, weighing just 1.5 pounds, the same height as a tiny 12 inch Superman figure. Doctors told his parents to prepare for the worst, but just like his new hero toy, little Logan was a fighter. And with each miracle week that passed, the preemie grew and grew until, after 105 days at Randall Children’s Hospital in Portland, Oregon, he got to go home. His mom Val, 34,...

British couple Jordan Wilson and Ashley Challoner hoped to spend a relaxing week in Italy in December before going home to prepare for the birth of their first child. But their plans were turned completely upside-down when their daughter arrived 15 weeks early while they were still on vacation. The Daily Mail reports Matilda Challoner was born on Dec. 3 weighing 1 pound, 6 ounces, less than the weight of an iPad. Born at 25 weeks, Matilda was just one week past the legal abortion limit in England. Earlier this week, doctors determined that Matilda was well enough to travel...

Alexis Clarke weighed just 11 ounces at birth — smaller than a can of soda. That was six months ago, when she was delivered at UCSD Medical Center at just 25 weeks. The smallest baby ever born at the medical center, Alexis is only now finally able to head home.After months of medical care, Alexis is now bigger and healthier — and her family has supported her each and every day.The U.S. Senate saw the introduction of a bill today that will protect babies like Aleixs from abortions. It would ban abortions on unborn children starting at 20 weeks –...

My cousin's wife was pregnant and due in August. She had the baby last night, so he is about three months premature. He weighs only 1lb 9oz. If you could be pray, we'd be very grateful. Thanks, and I'll send them this thread via email.

TRENTON, N.J. -- After almost four months of waiting, Tamera Dixon, who weighed less than a soda can when she was born on April 25, is ready to head home. Believed to be one of the smallest babies ever born in New Jersey, the Trenton preemie has spent most of her life in an incubator. Tamera Dixon is held by a nurse at Capital Health System's Neonatal Intensive Care Unit in Trenton, N.J. on Thursday, Aug. 16, 2007. Tamera weighed slightly more than 11 ounces and measured 10 inches when she was born after only 6 months in the womb....

Please forgive me for essentially plagiarizing an existing title (no I don't work for the NYT), but it's very important to me and what better way to get the attention. Please keep little Connor in your thoughts and prayers. He is the son of a very good friend of mine since college. Due to a medical condition in his mother, he was delivered at 27 weeks. When born he weighed in a 2lbs. 3oz. and is now hovering around 1lb. 14 oz. His lung development so far has exceeded expectations and he did cry upon "removal" but, needless to say,...

<p>This is the room in which God’s miracle of a little baby boy named Logan was performed.</p> <p>This is the room where thousands of people joined in prayer daily to our Heavenly Father asking Him to let us keep this precious little baby.</p> <p>This room has seen many tears in the bad times when we were begging God to let him survive, and it’s seen much laughter in those good times when he was making progress.</p> <p>This is the room where people from all over the world came to know Logan and became familiar with his struggle to live.</p>

I would like to ask all of you to pray for my friend, Marijon's granddaughter. Her name is Sara Grace. She was born on June 6, 2003, 3 months early. She weighed 1 pound 6 ounces at birth. She has been in neonatal ICU since that time. At 2 weeks of age, she had to have a colostomy for perforated bowel. As you can imagine, she has had ups and downs, but as of last week was weighing a whopping 4 pounds! Last Thursday, they did surgery on her to re-connect her colostomy. On Sunday, she developed an infection, and...

If you will, please remember this tiny baby in your prayers. He’s the grandson of a very dear friend of mine. Logan was born on July 25. His due date was in October, making his mommy 26 weeks along, being born 3 months and 3 days early. Logan was 1 lb 9.4 oz when he was born and is now weighing, as of this morning, 1 lb. 8.3 oz. The little guy is now 12-1/2” long. He’s a real trooper and is fighting with all his little body can fight with. His Grandma said that he’s starting to recognize his...

                                FRIDAY JUNE 28 2002                   ShopNetDaily   Page 1 News   Page 2 News   LocalNetDaily   Commentary   Classified Ads   Letters   People Search   SportsNetDaily   Health   Weather   TV Guide   Movies   Business   Stocks     Parents fight hospital over care of preemie Officials contact county after folks refuse vaccinations, federal handouts Posted: June 28, 20021:00 a.m. Eastern By Ron Strom © 2002 WorldNetDaily.com A couple took their 4-month-old baby boy home from the hospital this month after battling both hospital officials, who urged them...