Born prematurely weighing just 1lb 1oz and barely bigger than his mother’s hand, Flynn Parry had little chance of survival. But Flynn fought hard for his life and came through the ordeal, becoming one of Britain’s youngest premature babies to survive. He also developed a condition common among premature babies called retinopathy of prematurity, where the retinas detach from the back of the eye. The only consequence of his premature birth has been some damage to his eyes, which may mean he needs glasses. The world’s youngest premature babies to survive are James Elgin Gill, born in Canada in 1987, and Frieda Mangold, born in Germany in 2012, both at 21 weeks.

Source: Daily Mail November 05, 2017 22:02 UTC