One-Pound Baby Becomes the Smallest Infant To Survive Heart Surgery

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Proving yet again that babies are so much more than a random clump of cells.

One preborn is called a fetus; another preborn is called a baby; the only difference between the two is the intent to murder. 

According to this article:

The still-yet-to-be-named baby boy was born at just 28 weeks in Udaipur, weighing in at just over a pound. His skin was too fragile to even touch, which made him more difficult to treat.

Unfortunately, being an underdeveloped preemie wasn’t this little boy’s only obstacle – he was also born with Patent Ductus Arteriosus, a heart condition that made it difficult for him to breathe. So, at just two weeks old, doctors were forced to perform a difficult and dangerous operation to correct the problem. They had to use specialized miniature equipment, given that the baby was only about the size of a palm.

Despite the odds stacked against him, the little warrior prevailed.

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