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Thanks to Advances in Technology, More Tiny Babies Surviving
When Ocala resident Martha Perez-Espartero visited relatives in Homestead, she thought she had plenty of time to ready the nursery
and plan a baby shower. She was only 22 weeks pregnant. Instead, she went into labor. Alexander was born on Feb. 26 at Homestead Hospital weighing just lib., 2 oz.
(Image at right: In the NICU at South Miami Hospital. Martha Perez-Espartero holds son Alexander, who was born weighing just over a pound.)
He was rushed to the Level UJ Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at South Miami Hospital's Center for Women & Infants, which had opened earlier that month. After five and a half months of specialized care, several surgical procedures and daily ups and downs, he went home. Alexander continues to undergo therapy for developmental delays typical of a preemie, but is doing weU, his mother said. Read full article.
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