A 'miracle' baby born premature at 22 weeks was discharged from the hospital after 128 days in a sweet graduation ceremony.
A"miracle" baby born premature at 22 weeks was discharged from the hospital after 128 days in a sweet graduation ceremony.
Staff at Saint Francis Hospital in Connecticut threw a June 29 celebration to discharge their smallest premature baby to date.Angueira was admitted to a local hospital where doctors said she was three centimeters dilated. The outlook for her baby was dim. However, Angueira was assured when she learned that Saint Francis Hospital would admit her into its level three neonatal intensive care unit ,
Jose Arias-Camison, the NICU director at Saint Francis Hospital, tells TODAY.com."The first three to five days are critical for these infants and difficult for their families." The doctor says Zahraliz developed bronchial dysplasia, a lung condition in newborns, which, says the, is usually diagnosed in babies born at least 10 weeks early and who weigh less than 2 pounds.
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