Courtney Stensrud’s baby girl, Lyla, was born at just 21 weeks into the pregnancy, weighing less than a pound. Despite the grim expectations for survival, Stensrud insisted on resuscitating her. Now 4 years old, Lyla is believed to be the most premature surviving baby ever reported, according to her doctors. Her case challenges previous assumptions about survival rates for babies born at 21 weeks’ gestation. Stensrud expressed gratitude for her “miracle baby,” as reported in 2017.
The most premature surviving baby was born at 21 weeks
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