A precious little life
Photo from Daily MailHer minuscule feet poking pathetically through a doctor's fingers, few believed that she could possibly live.Born only 21 weeks and six days after conception, Amillia Taylor weighed just under 10oz and was only 91/2 inches long.
Medical staff, however, were given a clue to her fighting spirit when the tiny scrap tried to cry and breathe on her own.
And now, four months later and weighing 4lb, she has been allowed home - the world's most premature baby to have survived.
posted by Crystal Paine at 11:26 PM
10 Comments:
Whoa! What an amazing story! Thank you for posting that. Life can always find a way through grace of God. Stories like these prove that unborn children are indeed alive, inside the womb and out. What a beautiful baby!
This is so amazing. I called my husband to come and see it quick! He just sat there shaking his head. Being medical, he wondered about the chance of severe mental retardation etc, but as far as I'm concerened, she had enough guts to try to cry. That is so awesome. And how fragile must her skin have been for her ear to come off, even though I am sure the doctors were more than gentle with this precious little angel.
How people can see that and still say they aren't alive and human is beyond my comprehention.
That is so amazing. Thanks for sharing. What do the pro-choice people have to say about this?
I saw the story on the TV news-very interesting to say the least.This baby and family need lots of prayers.I would love to see a story in 10 years of a healthy child runing around playing and enjoying life.That would be a miracle also!!
One of the side effects of abortion that few people realize is how much it causes people to devalue the lives of young wanted children: preemies, pre-viable children, and full-term children born with severe disabilities.
I can't help but wonder if there might be more treatments to prevent miscarriage or reimplant babies in ectopic pregnancies or save the lives of very premature babies if doctors actually valued their lives.
I also think that there are certain groups that actually do not want the age of viability to drop.
How long, O Lord?
Eek. I can't really deal with stuff like this right now. It is amazing though. I'm praying for her parents, that they have the strength to handle the difficulties I'm sure she'll face as she grows, and that the Lord calls to them through this.
As far as ectopic pregnancies, it isn't that doctors don't value the lives of the babies. I had one, and trust me, we did everything we could to find out other options, etc. A burst tube is far more harmful to the mother, as it usually can kill her. It isn't that those babies aren't valued...they're cried over all the more.
That is so amazing! My baby is now 10 weeks "older" and bigger than the one in the story.
It's also very sad, because it validates the stories I've heard from those who have been on the inside of the abortion clinic world and seen little ones born alive and left to die. :(
Thanks so much for sharing this, Crystal. Sometimes I think God does this type of thing to jar us all in the reality that He alone is the giver, and taker, of like. I am so thankful for this precious little life, a reminder to us all. I just read your post about blogging on the self-publishing list. Thanks so much--it was most helpful.
Wow! Truly amazing, medical technology these days!
Just last evening Joshua and I were discussing this very topic. We've thought about it a lot, what we would do if we were to have a baby at, say, 24 weeks' gestation. If a couple chooses not to go to the hospital and have the extreme medical intervention needed to give the baby a chance at living, are they de-valuing human life?
Another thought I've had, is that I sure have known and heard of a lot of people who used in-vitro fertilization and had babies who were born before 30 weeks. Sometimes medical advances just require more medical advances to save the lives that were created!
I often wonder how far being pro-life (which I certainly am!!!) has to be taken. Is there ever, EVER a time in the life of a person (from 23 weeks to 110 years!) to say "no" to medical intervention? Hmn. :) Probably not a topic you want to get into right now on your blog. ;)
That is breathtakingly amazing!!!!!!
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