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'Micro-preemie' born the size of a soda can defies the odds
Born at 13.1 ounces after a high-risk emergency C-section, Nora required extensive NICU care and heart surgery before reaching 10 pounds, doctors said.
- On March 10, Nora Babcock was born weighing 13.1 ounces and measuring 10.5 inches, then underwent a helicopter ambulance transfer and emergency C-section to Texas Health Harris Methodist Fort Worth NICU.
- Faced with complications at 24 weeks, Annie Babcock, the mother, experienced intrauterine growth restriction, preeclampsia and placental abruption, leading clinicians to offer comfort care or a Fort Worth transfer for a trial of life.
- After extended neonatal care, parents say they've 'been in the NICU more days than we've been out,' Annie Babcock waited 10 days before first hold, and Nora came home July 10.
- Looking at keepsakes and photos, grateful parents say, `I will tell her she's the strongest person I've ever met in my whole life` and `I can't thank Dr. Schmidt enough for just believing in her`.
- Viewed in historical context, clinicians say `These sorts of things and these innovations that have been developed over the last 10-plus years are things that are making big changes for our babies now`, enabling survival of micro‑preemies like Nora, which would have been unlikely 30 years ago.
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