In this story Sonja, 36, and Eddie, 46, give birth to a baby girl called Amillia.

This story takes place at Miami Baptist Hospital where Sonja gives birth.

In this story Amillia is born on 24th October 2006, but the story has been reviewed to follow her progress.

This story is about Amillia being born between 16-19 weeks early. It is also about her record breaking birth and her fight for survival.

Sonja went into labour early, at less than 24 weeks, and the baby, Amillia, was delivered after an emergency Caesarean. Babies do not usually don’t survive when born at this age. Amillia had been inside the womb for less than any other baby. At birth Amillia was the size of a ballpoint pen and weighed less than 290 g.

The story happened because Amillia was the youngest baby ever known to survive outside the womb. She was only the size of a ballpoint pen and continues to survive by being given oxygen to help her lungs develop. She weighed less than 290 g when born.

Naomi