Tinest Preemie Now Just a Normal Teen

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http://www.cnn.com/2004/HEALTH/conditions/08/19/tiniest.preemie.ap/index.html

I'm glad they stress how not every story turns out this way.

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Wow!! It's nice to see a POSITIVE outcome, isn't it??

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Specializes in Gerontological, cardiac, med-surg, peds.

I read this story in the area newspaper, cut it out and had it laminated for the class. This was definitely an "upper," compared to some of the ex-preemies the class cared for this summer (as part of clinical in a longterm care facility for severely handicapped children).

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I saw this story on CNN last night and the Neonatologist was very firm in the fact that this child is not the status quo outcome for a less than 500g preemie and also, she was a 29 weeker.Regardless of her size, her systems were more mature in that of a 23 weeker.

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