{"id":276715,"date":"2022-09-26T08:37:39","date_gmt":"2022-09-26T13:37:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=276715"},"modified":"2022-09-25T20:51:21","modified_gmt":"2022-09-26T01:51:21","slug":"premature-pound-going-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/premature-pound-going-home\/","title":{"rendered":"Premature baby born weighing just one pound is finally going home"},"content":{"rendered":"
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In January, Chloe and Nicholas Kirwan<\/a> welcomed their son, George, in an emergency delivery at just 28 weeks gestation. He was only 1 lb 7 oz when he was born, but has grown to a healthy 11 lbs. 5 oz., and is doing great.<\/p>\n

Little George is a miracle in many ways. His parents tried for three years to get pregnant before successfully conceiving their son. Chloe and Nicholas live in England, so they sought fertility treatments from the National Health Service (NHS). One procedure<\/a> they tried was \u201claparoscopic ovarian drilling, a surgical technique of puncturing the membranes surrounding the ovary with a laser beam or a surgical needle.\u201d<\/p>\n

When nothing worked, they were preparing to start IVF treatment<\/a>. But before that was initiated, Chloe discovered she was already pregnant. She took several pregnancy tests because she couldn\u2019t believe the good news.<\/p>\n

With the hurdle of getting pregnant overcome, the couple knew that complications were likely, and watched the development of their baby closely and anxiously. Everything seemed fine… until Chloe began to bleed at 18 weeks, so they rushed to the hospital. The bleeding stopped, and there didn\u2019t seem to be any problems, but Chloe was advised to rest as much as possible. Then, 20 weeks into her pregnancy, Chloe discovered that she had COVID-19. Due to the effects of this illness, the doctors informed Chloe and Nicholas that their baby would most likely need to be delivered early.<\/p>\n

She was able to make it until 28 weeks, when it was discovered that the baby had stopped growing. He was delivered via c-section. Knowing that it was still possible that George wouldn\u2019t make it, his parents were hopeful when they heard his first cry.<\/p>\n