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The
baby, known as Saybie, weighed 8.6 ounces (245 grams) when she
was born in December at Sharp Mary Birch Hospital for Women and
Newborns, the hospital said in a statement announcing her birth
and discharge on Wednesday.
Saybie weighed a little more than a large Golden Delicious
apple, which usually is about 7.5 ounces. She is believed to
have broken the record for the world's tiniest baby, according
to the Tiniest Babies Registry. The record was previously held
by a baby who weighed 8.9 ounces when she was born in Germany in
2015, according to the registry maintained by the University of
Iowa.
In December, Saybie's mother, who wished to remain anonymous,
gave birth through emergency cesarean section at 23 weeks, 3
days gestation in the womb, about 17 weeks earlier than the
typical pregnancy, the hospital said.
"Doctors said the preterm birth was necessary after they found
that the baby was not gaining weight and her mother's life was
at immediate risk," the hospital said.
Saybie, considered a micro preemie, was treated in the
hospital's neonatal intensive care unit until she was discharged
to go home in May, when she weighed 5.6 pounds, according to the
hospital.
"Saybie experienced virtually none of the medical challenges
typically associated with micro preemies, which can include
brain bleeds, and lung and heart issues," the hospital said.
(Reporting by Brendan O'Brien in Chicago; Editing by Leslie
Adler)
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