One of Britain’s most premature babies has defied the survival odds and doctor’s expectations after being born at just 22 weeks and one day, weighing less than 1 pound. Charvi Matthews weighed just 14 ounces (approx. 0.39 kg)—less than a loaf of bread—when she was born more than three months early. Proud parents Millisa Matthews and Daniel Golding, both 39, from Greenwich, London, were told there was little chance their daughter would survive. The little fighter was even smaller than her mother’s hand. She resembled a tiny doll as doctors tucked her into an incubator, with her skin so translucent they could see “every vein.” But following months of specialist care, countless operations, and more than 35 blood transfusions, little Charvi fought back from the brink. Charvi is now defying all expectations to breathe on her own, drink from a bottle—and she doesn’t miss giving her proud mom an occasional tiny smile. Millisa, …
One of Britain’s Most Premature Babies Born at Just 22 Weeks Defies Survival Odds
April 19, 2021
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