{"id":842,"date":"2004-12-22T00:25:16","date_gmt":"2004-12-22T05:25:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sepiamutiny.com?p=842"},"modified":"2005-01-14T00:48:28","modified_gmt":"2005-01-14T05:48:28","slug":"liliputian_brow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/sepiamutiny.com\/blog\/2004\/12\/22\/liliputian_brow\/","title":{"rendered":"Liliputian Brown Baby"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"rumaisa.jpg\"\nThe BBC reports on the world’s smallest baby<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n

The world’s smallest known surviving baby has made her first public appearance at a US hospital, alongside her slightly larger twin sister. Rumaisa Rahman weighed just 244g (8.6 ounces) when she was born prematurely in Chicago on 19 September – less than a can of soft drink<\/u>. Rumaisa’s Indian-born parents hope to take her and sister Hiba to their home in the city by early next month. <\/blockquote>\n\n

Continuing with the theme of comparing babies to common consumer goods, we are told that<\/p>\n\n

Rumaisa was about the size of a mobile phone<\/u> when she was born, 15 weeks before her due date. She still only weighs 1.18kg (2 pounds 10 ounces).<\/blockquote>\n\n

Amazingly enough, the twins can “survive” on their own, even though they were only around 4.3 months into term before they were delivered via C-section:<\/p>\n\n

“They’re maintaining their temperature, they don’t need an incubator…. They’re normal babies,” said Dr William MacMillan at Loyola University Medical Center. <\/blockquote>\n\n

To provide a browner basis for comparison, I estimate this baby’s head was roughly the size (and possibly even the weight) of a gulab jamun<\/u> when she was born ….<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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