Baby Born at 11 Ounces Smallest to Survive in Hospital’s NICU, Finally Heads Home

Baby Born at 11 Ounces Smallest to Survive in Hospital’s NICU, Finally Heads Home
Courtesy of Brooke Mead
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The smallest baby ever to be born, and survive, in one Indiana hospital’s NICU has finally been discharged after 6 1/2 months. She headed home with her elated parents and has been doing well.

Baby Audrey was born to first-time parents Brooke and Tim Mead of Southwest Michigan on Thanksgiving, 2021. She weighed just 10.9 ounces (310 grams) at birth.