In the table below are some of the many Low Birth Weight babies born around the world. These tiny babies when born; many weeks premature, weighed less than a can of soda.For more information on these tiny premature babies, some photos and updates, click on the name links in the table below.
Birth Weight ounces ¦ grams | Year of Birth | Name | Place of Birth | Gestational Age | 8.4 oz | 244 g | 2004 | Rumaisa (F) | Chicago, IL,USA | 25 weeks | 9.1 oz | 259 g | 2009 | Oliviyanna (F) | Alabama, US | 24 weeks | 9.3 oz | 265 g | 2006 | - (F) | Tokyo, Japan | 25 weeks | 9.7 oz | 275 g | 2009 | ''Tom Thumb'' (M) | Göttingen, Germany | 25 weeks | 9.88 oz | 280 g | 1989 | Madeline (F) | Chicago ,IL,USA | 26 weeks | 10 oz | 283 g | 2006 | Amillia (F) | Miami, FL,USA | 23 weeks | 10 oz | 283 g | 1938 | Marian (F) | South Shields, UK | 34 weeks | 10 oz | 285 g | 2002 | ''Perla'' (F) | Florence, Italy | 27 weeks | 10.2 oz | 289 g | 1999 | - (F) | Tokyo, Japan | 23 weeks | 10.24 oz | 290 g | 2000 | Sophia (F) | Portland, OR,USA | 25 weeks | 10.26 oz | 290 g | 2001 | - (F) | Ulm, Germany | 23 weeks | 10.26 oz | 290 g | 2007 | - (F) | Houston, TX,USA | 23 weeks | 10.6 oz | 300 g | 2000 | - (F) | Holon, Israel | 25 weeks | 10.6 oz | 300 g | 2007 | Kimberly (F) | Göttingen, Germany | 25 weeks | 10.7 oz | 303 g | 2002 | - (F) | Landstuhl, Germany | 26 weeks | 10.8 oz | 305 g | 2004 | Zoe Koz (F) | Naperville, IL,USA | 27 weeks | 10.9 oz | 310 g | 2000 | - (F) | Evansville, IN,USA | 26 weeks | 11.7 oz | 332 g | 2004 | - (M) | Des Moines, IA,USA | 26 weeks | 12.5 oz | 354 g | 2007 | Ruby Dunn (F) | Bristol, UK | 26 weeks |
A few premature baby facts - Premature birth is defined as birth before 37 weeks of pregnancy.
- Every year in America, more than 500,000 babies are born early, from about 4,500,000 births
- About 1,400 premature babies are born each day in the USA - about 1 in 9
- About 60,000 births, out of 700,000 in the UK each year, are premature births.
- About 160 premature babies are born each day in the UK - about 1 in 11
- The UK baby, Aaliyah Hart, born in Birmingham on May 27, 2003, weighed just 12oz.
- Alex Franks, London, born in February 1999 at 22 weeks, and weighing just 1lb 1oz, she is thought to be the most premature baby to survive in the UK.
- Babies born at 23 weeks have about 17% chance of survival
- Babies born at 24 weeks have about 36% chance of survival
- Babies born at 25 weeks have about 50% chance of survival
- Babies born at 26 weeks have about 80% chance of survival
- From 32 weeks onwards, most babies are able to survive with the help of medical technology
- About 50 per cent of premature babies suffer health problems.
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