SAN DIEGO — A San Diego hospital on Wednesday revealed the birth of a girl believed to be the world’s tiniest surviving baby, who weighed just 245 grams (about 8.6 ounces) before she was discharged as a healthy infant. The baby’s family gave permission to share the story but wanted to stay anonymous, the hospital said. Saybie’s ranking as the world’s smallest baby ever to survive is according to the Tiniest Baby Registry maintained by the University of Iowa, the hospital said. She said she was taken to the hospital, where she was told she had preeclampsia and very high blood pressure and that the baby needed to be delivered quickly. The mother said she told medical professionals that she didn’t think her daughter would survive because she was only 23 weeks.

Source: National Post May 29, 2019 20:55 UTC