Tuesday, October 05, 2010

Lexi, the sandwich-bag baby

Here's another heartwarming story. Lexi, born 14 weeks early and the most premature baby to survive at Worcestershire Royal Hospital, weighed just 14 ounces. She was so tiny they put her in a plastic sandwich bag from the hospital canteen to keep her warm.

Doctors said she had a 10 per cent chance of survival.

There were times when she wasn't expected to last the night, but last she did. In September she was allowed home. She is now 12 weeks old and at the last news weighed 5lb 6oz.

Her mother Chelsea Rowberry, who was allowed home shortly after the birth, said people were afraid to ask her how the baby was, for fear that the baby had not survived. Now people who see the baby can't believe how premature she was.

And they are still legally aborting babies in the UK up to 40 weeks of pregnancy?