One of Britain’s most premature babies has defied the survival odds and doctor’s expectations after being born at just 22 weeks and one day, weighing less than 1 pound. Charvi Matthews weighed just 14 ounces (approx. 0.39 kg)—less than a loaf of bread—when she was born more than three months early. Proud parents Millisa Matthews and Daniel…
One of Britain’s Most Premature Babies Born at Just 22 Weeks Defies Survival Odds
Mom Finds Contraceptive Coil in Placenta After Giving Birth to ‘Miracle’ Baby
A mom who conceived despite using birth control says her baby boy is a “miracle” as he survived the high risk of miscarriage that occurs when pregnant with a contraceptive coil. The little boy is now 16 months old. Claire Cowen, 34, from Penicuik, Scotland, already had two children—Craig, 16, and Lucy, 6—with husband David,…
Teen Struck by Van and Declared Braindead Miraculously Starts Breathing Just Before Doctors Pull Plug
A teen who suffered catastrophic head injuries after being struck by a van was declared brain-dead four days after being admitted into the hospital. His devastated family even signed to have his organs donated. Yet, mere hours before his life support was to be turned off, the teen miraculously started breathing on his own. Lewis…
Brave Mom With Pulmonary Hypertension Delivers Her Miracle Baby With Help of 15 Medics
A mom-to-be with pulmonary hypertension knew that more than 50 percent of women with this life-threatening disease do not live to meet their babies. Yet, with her husband by her side, she decided that termination was simply not an option. Jackie Zieman, 30, of Manhattan Beach in southern California, survived her pregnancy with the rare condition, and…
Mom of Miracle Preemie Writes Touching Book on Helping Families Experiencing Premature Birth
A young boy who was born prematurely, weighing just under 2 pounds (0.9 kilograms) survived amid numerous health complications. Now he is a thriving teen and is his mother’s miracle. Sam Cassell, 13, has even become the inspiration for a book, “Sammie the Salmon,” written by his mother to help parents of premature babies, and…
Mom-to-Be Was Told to Have an Abortion but Pins Hopes on ‘Miracle’ Instead–and Her ‘Miracle’ Is Now 11
While pregnant with her daughter, Nataliia Martyniuki was shattered when doctors recommended she have an abortion. Amidst complications, her baby was not expected to survive, but Nataliia chose to place her faith in a miracle instead, and declined. Eleven years later, that miracle became a beautiful, thriving artist named Anna. “I have learned to believe in…
Miracle Baby Born at 23 Weeks as Mom Thought She Was Having a Miscarriage
A UK mother feared she was having a miscarriage when she went into early labor at 23 weeks. The premature baby was immediately rushed into intensive care, weighing no more than a block of butter, and given only a 5 percent chance of survival. One year on, baby Jase-James Rogers recently celebrated his first birthday. Parents…
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