{"id":300353,"date":"2023-10-20T08:44:25","date_gmt":"2023-10-20T13:44:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=300353"},"modified":"2023-10-19T14:10:41","modified_gmt":"2023-10-19T19:10:41","slug":"baby-girl-23-weeks-record-smallest-wales","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/baby-girl-23-weeks-record-smallest-wales\/","title":{"rendered":"Baby girl born at 23 weeks sets record as smallest ever in Wales"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A baby born at 23 weeks gestation and weighing just 11 ounces has spent her entire life in the hospital – but she is growing and thriving, despite her status as the smallest baby ever born in Wales.<\/p>\n

Robyn Chambers was born after her mother, Chantelle Chambers, went into premature labor, according to WalesOnline<\/a>. At 22 weeks, Chantelle experienced preterm premature rupture of membranes (PPROM), and she and her husband, Daniel, were hoping to keep baby Robyn in her mother’s womb for long enough for survival. Though babies have survived<\/a> being born<\/a> at 22 weeks<\/a>, the couple was told there was no<\/em> chance of survival if Robyn was born that early.<\/p>\n

“The pregnancy was plain sailing up until the 20 week anomaly scan when the problem was detected. We were told that my cervix was slightly opening and there was a risk of pre-term labour. My waters could break and I could go into spontaneous labour at any time,” Chantelle said. “I was admitted into hospital that day and put onto bed rest. I stayed in the hospital for three weeks and two days before Robyn was born. She was given a small chance of survival. Robyn was born [breech], meaning her body was delivered before her head. A team of doctors got to work on her straight away. She was intubated and placed in a sandwich bag to keep her vital organs warm. She was so tiny and could fit in the palm of our hand.”<\/p>\n

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