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Baby Believed to Be One of the Youngest Surviving Preemies in Scotland Is Home and Thriving

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Baby Believed to Be One of the Youngest Surviving Preemies in Scotland Is Home and Thriving
Baby Sofia Viktoria Birina weighed merely 1.1 pounds at birth and was given a 10 percent chance of survival during labor. Courtesy of Inars Birina
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A baby who was born at just 22 weeks old is believed to be one of the youngest surviving premature infants in Scotland.

At birth, baby Sofia Viktoria Birina weighed a mere 1.1 pounds (approx. 500 g) and was given a “10 percent chance of survival during labor,” reported the BBC.
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