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Wednesday, Jul. 9, 2008

Miracle Baby Turns 18

‘A Miracle Baby’ were the best words to describe little Cherie Maguire when she was born in 1990 weighing only 26ozs! Despite an amazing struggle to survive, the now very healthy Enniskillen girl has never looked back. She has just completed her A-levels at St Fanchea’s College and this week, celebrated her 18th birthday. »

Monday, Nov. 12, 2007

Miracle Baby Beats Survival Odds

Doctors say premature babies have a low rate of survival, but here in Bakersfield, ABC23 found one baby born three months early who’s beating the odds. »

Monday, Oct. 29, 2007

Pre-mature babies reunited at place of birth

Eugene - Hundreds of special little children and their parents gathered for a party at Sacred Heart Medical Center Saturday. »

Thursday, Jul. 5, 2007

Baby Born 17 Weeks Premature Continues To Grow

To many people she is known as ‘The Miracle Baby’ because when she was born 17 weeks premature she was smaller than a soda can. »

Wednesday, Mar. 28, 2007

Miracle 1lb baby “doing well” 10 months on

A baby born after just 23 weeks is currently “doing well” after spending the first 10 months of his existence battling for his life. »

Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2007

Doing well: the 1lb 8oz baby saved by Viagra

A desperately-ill baby was given Viagra by doctors in a last attempt to save his life. »

Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2007

Premature births: A miraculous survival story

Amillia Sonja Taylor was born after 22 weeks, weighing less than a bag of sugar. Doctors gave her little chance of life. But now she has been allowed home. »

Monday, Jan. 15, 2007

A miracle child having a dream week in Hawaii

Tadd Fujikawa stood 50 feet away from the cup on the other side of the 11th green, staring at a birdie putt that not even the best players in the world expect to make. »

Monday, Aug. 7, 2006

Mum’s triplets miracle

A WOMAN told she would never have kids after treatment for cancer has had TRIPLETS. »

Thursday, Aug. 3, 2006

Our sugar bag baby is a little miracle

A ‘MIRACLE’ baby, whose parents feared he might not survive, will be coming home soon. »

Wednesday, Jul. 26, 2006

For preemie girl’s tiny heart, a huge life-saving miracle

Texas Children’s shows creative, less invasive approach can fix even the smallest aortas »

Wednesday, May. 31, 2006

Miracle Baby Turns Strangers Into Family

An infant who was born three months early in an unexpected place has been making tremendous strides by transforming total strangers into a family. »

Monday, Apr. 24, 2006

Premature babies reunited with ICU staff

It was a family reunion of sorts at Bailey Square Park in Central Austin. »

Wednesday, Apr. 19, 2006

Million dollar miracle: Leesburg 2-year-old survives premature birth

A 5-percent chance of survival. »

Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2006

Tiny miracle goes home with Garibaldi mum

AFTER a five week battle for his life, the baby of Garibaldi food poisoning victim Kelly Owen is finally home. »

Sunday, Jan. 15, 2006

Miracle baby celebrates her 10th birthday

A miracle baby born just 1lb 12oz has just celebrated her 10th birthday. »

Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2005

Tiny campaigners help premature birth charity

The world’s tiniest charity campaigners are hoping their fight for life will inspire efforts to boost research into the causes of premature births. »

Friday, Dec. 23, 2005

Family celebrates Christmas miracle

Her head was so tiny, it could fit on top of her mother’s hands. The baby’s body was so underdeveloped, her skin appeared translucent. »

Thursday, Dec. 22, 2005

Miracle baby safe at home

A JONESBORO woman breathed a huge sigh of relief when her baby daughter won her battle for life. »

Monday, Nov. 14, 2005

Biblical name is favourite for Abigail’s miracle son

STAB victim Abigail Witchalls and her husband Benoit are planning to call their newborn son Joshua - which means salvation. »

Monday, Nov. 7, 2005

The baby that saved my life

CANCER sufferer Hayley Newbery gazes tenderly at the miracle baby daughter she owes her life to - after finally being allowed to take her home. »

Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2005

March of Dimes: Miracle Baby

Bailey Strickland is a 3-foot-tall prizefighter. Her opponent? Her own body. »

Saturday, Sep. 24, 2005

Giving hugs to premature babies

One in ten babies born in Britain are premature - many are so tiny that it can be some time before their parent are able to take them out of their incubators and cuddle them. »

Saturday, Sep. 17, 2005

Hurricane yields a miracle

John Paul Rogers, born one month early by Caesarian section at Bridgeport Hospital, came all the way from New Orleans to enter the world and escape the devastation Hurricane Katrina wreaked on his parents’ hometown. »

Thursday, Sep. 1, 2005

Premature miracle

Aiden McKerracher was born on January 10 weighing only one pound, three ounces. He was premature by three months.
“They said not to expect him to cry,
Nicole McKerracher said. “But he came out screaming! »

City mum talks of Walsgrave miracle baby

A MOTHER who defied diabetes and a heart attack to give birth to a healthy daughter has thanked Walsgrave Hospital for her miracle baby. »

Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2005

3% life chance baby celebrates 1st year

Laughter filled the hallway near the neonatal intensive care unit as the girl who was given a three percent chance of survival dabbled her hands in the frosting of her first birthday cake. »

Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2005

Miracle baby reaches birthday

Although her birth certificate has her listed as Cora Rose Leone, friends and family of the 1-year-old girl simply refer to her as a “miracle.” »

Saturday, Jul. 30, 2005

Babycam TV helps bed-bound mums - and premature babies

A hospital camera network which lets bed-bound mothers see live pictures of their premature babies is helping save lives, according to medical staff. »