Category: odds

‘Shock of a Lifetime’: Mom Gives Birth to Natural Quadruplets With 1 in 700,000 Odds

A Georgia mom who thought she was preparing for her second baby got the shock of her life when an eight-week ultrasound revealed rare, naturally-conceived quadruplets. The quads, born at 28 weeks, are now 5 months old and thriving. Madison Collier of Marietta reflected, “I never thought it’d be me, but I really love it.”…


Preemie Born as Small as Coke Can Survived, Beat COVID, and Is Now a Thriving 2-Year-Old

Nicknamed “Mighty Peanut” for his will to survive, preemie baby Haven Greyson Smith was born weighing under 1 pound and no bigger than a soda can. Two years on, the thriving toddler has overcome significant odds stacked against him—and on top of all that, has beat COVID, too. Born at just 25 weeks gestation on…


Girl Who Was Given 2 Percent Chance of Survival Defies the Odds, Celebrates 16th Birthday

A teen girl from Nottingham, England, was a little extra grateful to celebrate her Sweet 16, as she defied the 2 percent chance of surviving a major heart condition after birth. Tia Standing, from Beeston, was born with a host of health issues including an interrupted aortic arch, which is a rare heart defect where…


‘Miracle Baby Fighters’: Twins Diagnosed With Rare Condition in the Womb Now Home and Thriving

A set of premature twins didn’t meet outside the womb until they were 2 months old. However, together, they had already survived an in-utero surgery, a rare and dangerous condition, and a protracted stay in the NICU amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Now 8 months old, both Pauly and Vinny Salmonese are thriving. Their parents, Dana and…