Doctors saved the life of a newborn girl who weighed 346 g. Such a small premature baby was born for the first time in the last 15 years. The chances of survival were 5 percent. The brave parents of the baby — 25-year-old Kim Brown and 26-year-old Ryan Evans — never lost hope.
At the 24th week of pregnancy, the expectant mother’s ankles began to swell. The woman turned to doctors – and she was diagnosed with preeclampsia – a serious complication that threatens not only the life of the fetus, but also the mother.
During the examination, it was found that the baby in the womb has not developed since 21 weeks. Moreover, the fetus had a bad pulse. On June 14, 2018, doctors urgently performed a caesarean section. Tiny Isabella Evans was placed in a cuvette for premature babies immediately after giving birth, connected to oxygen and wrapped with bubble wrap.
When the girl was born, she weighed as much as a can of Coca-Cola, and her height was less than a pack of wet baby wipes. Three weeks later, doctors discovered that the girl had serious intestinal problems. Surgical intervention was performed, and three months later – a repeat operation. Later, Isabella underwent surgery in plain sight using a laser.
However, a year later, the girl was discharged from the hospital. At the age of 9 months, Isabella weighed like a normal newborn baby! Now the baby’s weight is about 6 kg, she is growing up a very active and cheerful girl, crawling everywhere and trying hard to get on her feet and take her first steps!