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Frieda Born at 21 Weeks Goes Home for Easter
German doctors have said a baby girl who was born at 21 weeks and five days is spending Easter at home after five months in neonatal care.Doctors at the Fulda Children’s Clinic said the baby, named Frieda, was born on November 7 weighing just 16oz. She was released well from the hospital weighing 7lb 11oz.
She is believed to be the most premature baby in Europe to have survived. The hospital cited one other baby born at 21 weeks and five days, in 1987 in Ottowa, Canada that is known to have survived. A normal pregnancy lasts 40 weeks and a twin brother, Kilian, who was born with Frieda did not survive.
Frieda’s life hung in the balance several times during her long hospitalization.
The clinic’s chief doctor, Reinald Repp called Frieda’s survival “a medical miracle” said he saw “no indication that she will not be healthy”.
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