Boy With Less Than 1 Percent Survival Odds Breaks Record as World’s Most Premature Baby

Boy With Less Than 1 Percent Survival Odds Breaks Record as World’s Most Premature Baby
Courtesy of UAB
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A baby boy in Alabama who was born 132 days premature has beaten less than 1 percent survival odds to surpass his first birthday and earn an incredible Guinness World Records title: World’s Most Premature Baby.

Curtis Zy-Keith Means came into the world in July 2020 at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) weighing just 420 grams (0.9 lb). After a nine-month battle for life in the NICU, Curtis headed home on April 6, 2021, to more than hugs, cheers, and tearful farewells.