{"id":85903,"date":"2016-01-21T13:34:46","date_gmt":"2016-01-21T18:34:46","guid":{"rendered":"\/news\/?p=85903"},"modified":"2016-01-21T13:38:36","modified_gmt":"2016-01-21T18:38:36","slug":"amazing-viral-video-shows-28-week-premature-twins-holding-hands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/amazing-viral-video-shows-28-week-premature-twins-holding-hands\/","title":{"rendered":"Amazing viral video shows 28-week premature twins holding hands"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div><p>Premature twins, Kristiana and Kristian, were born in Australia on January 4 at just 28 weeks and 1 day gestation, and weighed less than 2.2 pounds each. A recent video\u00a0showing the twins\u00a0holding\u00a0hands has gone viral.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n<p><script>\/\/ <![CDATA[\n(function(d, s, id) { var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; if (d.getElementById(id)) return; js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id; js.src = \"\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&#038;version=v2.3\"; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);}(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));\n\/\/ ]]><\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-post\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/cookie.jackson\/videos\/10156446002745252\/\" data-width=\"500\">\n<div class=\"fb-xfbml-parse-ignore\">\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/cookie.jackson\/videos\/10156446002745252\/\"><p>Amazing!!! Needs to go viral!!! ?? our preemie twins Kristiana and Kristian! Born at just 28 weeks and 1 day! Weighed in at under a kilo each! ?? #preemietwins<\/p>\n<p>Posted by <a href=\"#\">Anthea Jackson-Rushford<\/a> on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/cookie.jackson\/videos\/10156446002745252\/\">Wednesday, January 13, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The video, which shows the twins cuddled up to their father in a kangaroo hold, has been viewed by over 8 million people since it was posted on January 13. Kristian reaches over to hold his sister\u2019s hand, and his parents feel that it\u2019s as if he is showing support to his sister and letting her know he is there with her.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_85904\" style=\"width: 484px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-85904\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-85904\" src=\"https:\/\/www.liveactionnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/twins-holding-hands-700x394.jpg\" alt=\"The twins with their mother. \" width=\"474\" height=\"267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/twins-holding-hands-700x394.jpg 700w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/twins-holding-hands-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/twins-holding-hands-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/twins-holding-hands.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-85904\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The twins with their mother.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The twins\u2019 mother, Anthea Jackson-Rushford, calls the moment, \u201cunbelievable,\u201d and is amazed at how Kristian seems to want to be in contact with his twin. \u00a0She wrote on Facebook:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>I\u2019m sharing photos and videos for the simple reason that it gives hope to all parents out there that even they do just fine! I googled like crazy looking for hope when we told we might be [premature]. I would love to see this kind of positivity as a mum that faces the possibility of a premature baby. To all parents that face this, be comforted in knowing that today anything is possible and your babies will be just fine!!!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The current age of viability for premature babies is 24 weeks, and many will face challenges as they grow. But as technology advances, more premature infants are surviving and living\u00a0healthy lives. Kristian and Kristiana are doing well.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey are proving to be medical marvels for their age and progress,\u201d Jackson-Rushford wrote. \u201cAll going swell!!! Just growth is all that we are waiting on now!!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>More videos of the twins can be seen on Jackson-Rushford\u2019s Facebook page, and they include more adorable hand-holding.<\/p>\n<p><script>\/\/ <![CDATA[\n(function(d, s, id) { var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; if (d.getElementById(id)) return; js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id; js.src = \"\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&#038;version=v2.3\"; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);}(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));\n\/\/ ]]><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Premature twins, Kristiana and Kristian, were born in Australia on January 4 at just 28 weeks and 1 day gestation, and weighed less than 2.2 pounds each. 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