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Campaign Honors Infants’ Heroes

19 Oct. 2008

A nation-wide campaign in the United Kingdom, aims to honor the heroes of premature babies: doctors, nurses, midwives, paramedics, helpers, and others who toil to save the lives of these feather light special care babies.

Miracle Baby Turns 18

9 Jul. 2008

‘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.

Miracle Baby Beats Survival Odds

12 Nov. 2007

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.

Pre-mature babies reunited at place of birth

29 Oct. 2007

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

Baby Born 17 Weeks Premature Continues To Grow

5 Jul. 2007

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.

Miracle 1lb baby “doing well” 10 months on

28 Mar. 2007

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

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

27 Feb. 2007

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

Premature births: A miraculous survival story

21 Feb. 2007

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.

A miracle child having a dream week in Hawaii

15 Jan. 2007

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.

Mum’s triplets miracle

7 Aug. 2006

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

Our sugar bag baby is a little miracle

3 Aug. 2006

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

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

26 Jul. 2006

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

Miracle Baby Turns Strangers Into Family

31 May. 2006

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

Premature babies reunited with ICU staff

24 Apr. 2006

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

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

19 Apr. 2006

A 5-percent chance of survival.

Tiny miracle goes home with Garibaldi mum

24 Jan. 2006

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

Miracle baby celebrates her 10th birthday

15 Jan. 2006

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

Tiny campaigners help premature birth charity

28 Dec. 2005

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

Family celebrates Christmas miracle

23 Dec. 2005

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.

Miracle baby safe at home

22 Dec. 2005

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

Biblical name is favourite for Abigail’s miracle son

14 Nov. 2005

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

The baby that saved my life

7 Nov. 2005

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

March of Dimes: Miracle Baby

4 Oct. 2005

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

Giving hugs to premature babies

24 Sep. 2005

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.

Hurricane yields a miracle

17 Sep. 2005

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.

Premature miracle

1 Sep. 2005

Aiden McKerracher was born on January 10 weighing only one pound, three ounces. He was premature by three months.

City mum talks of Walsgrave miracle baby

1 Sep. 2005

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

3% life chance baby celebrates 1st year

24 Aug. 2005

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.

Miracle baby reaches birthday

23 Aug. 2005

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.”

Babycam TV helps bed-bound mums – and premature babies

30 Jul. 2005

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

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