The Guinness Book of World Records has given the world hopeful good news. A baby who is only 5 months old, that is, 147 days in the womb and then gives birth, is living a healthy life. Doctors had declared that the child had a one percent chance of survival. But with all the anxiety, the child is making his living.
Curtis Keith Means of Alabama, USA, won the battle. Curtis, now one year and four months old, was born last year. Curtis weighed just 420 grams at birth and was about the size of a hand. Curtis holds the Guinness World Record for having the shortest pregnancy in the world. The average gestational age in the world is 280 days. Curtis’ mother suffered only half of this.
When Curtis was born, hospital staff and doctors were concerned about his condition, according to his mother, Michelle Chelly Butler. His twin sister, Kasya, died the day after he was born. They were skeptical about whether Curtis could be saved. Michelle says it put a lot of stress on her mentally. But Alabama Hospital continued treatment with optimism. The doctors and hospital staff were amazed at the good progress and the response to the drugs.
Curtis was then inhaled through a tube. Special treatment was also given for heart and lung health. Curtis was discharged from the hospital after 275 days in hospital. But even today he needs an oxygen system and a feeding tube. Doctors say this will continue for a while. Babies born this way usually die, says Dr. Brian Sims of Alabama Hospital. But in the case of Curtis there is a difference. He is strong- Sims adds
Prior to Curtis, Richard Hutchinson was the Guinness World Record holder for premature babies. Richard was born a month before Curtis was born. Now Richard is also growing up healthy.
English Summary : New guinness world record– Most premature baby Curtis Zy-Keith Means
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