Australian woman learns she's pregnant; baby arrives 24 hours later at 21 weeks
An Australian woman gave birth to a premature baby at 21 weeks after discovering she was pregnant only five days prior. The infant, weighing 351 grams, is currently receiving intensive care and is considered a medical miracle.
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This story highlights advancements in neonatal care and the extreme survival thresholds for premature infants, providing hope in rare medical cases.
An Australian mother discovered she was pregnant just five days before going into labour, and gave birth less than 24 hours after doctors told her that her baby could arrive at any moment. Her daughter, Makerita Tanuvasa, known by her middle name Miracle, was born at just 21 weeks and three days of pregnancy. Weighing 351 grams, less than a standard tin of soup, and measuring 30.5 centimetres long, she has officially become the most premature baby ever to survive in Australia. The remarkable story, reported by People magazine and regional news outlet 9News, began when Annrose Tanuvasa completed an intense gym challenge but noticed she had lost much less weight than expected. She did not know she was pregnant because she had suffered a miscarriage in December, so she went for a routine ultrasound."The sonographer told us that we were about 22 weeks pregnant.
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