Daijiworld Media Network - Mumbai

Mumbai, Nov 21: In a remarkable medical triumph, a Malad couple has welcomed what doctors say is India’s smallest surviving baby—a 350-gram newborn delivered at just 25 weeks of pregnancy. The Sainis, who already have a four-year-old daughter born prematurely at 550 grams, were stunned when their second child arrived even tinier, weighing “less than an apple and smaller than an adult’s palm”.

The baby girl was born on June 30 at Surya Hospital, Santacruz. Within minutes of birth, neonatologist Dr. Nandkishor Kabra intubated her and administered surfactant therapy to support her fragile lungs. While medical science today offers a reasonable chance of survival for babies weighing between 500 and 600 grams, the odds are significantly slimmer for what docto

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